"The legal question here boils down to whether an elephant is a person," stated the Colorado Supreme Court. "And because an elephant is not a person, the elephants here do… Read the rest of the article: Judge rules elephants can't pursue release from zoo because "an elephant is not a person"

This video, purportedly shot by a commercial airline passenger, appears to depict humanoid figures standing atop the clouds below the plane.    LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS?   CLICK HERE TO… Read the rest of the article: Airline passenger captures astonishing video of humanoid figures standing on the clouds

Last week, visitors to nine of Sydney, Australia's Northern Beaches encountered weird blobby balls in the sand. This is on the heels of thousands of similar black blobs turning up… Read the rest of the article: Hazardous mystery balls shut down Sydney beaches

French customs officials have warned citizens to avoid "love honey" that's skyrocketed in popularity. The illegal substance is often marketed as a "natural" aphrodisiac but it's actually honey mixed with… Read the rest of the article: Police seize tons of illegal "love honey," a natural aphrodisiac that's far from natural

The security camera at the Clevedon Cricket Club in Somerset, England captured this bizarre video below from inside the facility's bar after closing time. It appears to depict an orb… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious floating orb and ghostly activity caught on security cam inside bar after closing time (video)

Taipei City, Taiwan plastic surgeon Chen Wei-nong decided to have a vasectomy—reportedly as a "gift" to his wife. For some reason, he was compelled to take a DIY route though.… Read the rest of the article: Surgeon gives himself a vasectomy and posts video of procedure to Instagram as "gift" to his wife

A lucid dream is one in which you're aware of the fact that you're dreaming and can often control what happens. If you can train yourself in the practice, it… Read the rest of the article: Follow these simple steps to control your dreams

The earliest human ancestors weren't big meat eaters, according to new scientific research on their fossilized remains. Australopithecus africanus—a bipedal primate that lived between 3.2 and 2 million years ago—were… Read the rest of the article: Our early ancestors weren't big meat eaters after all

Wikenigma describes itself as "a wiki-based resource specifically dedicated to documenting fundamental gaps in human knowledge" that lists "scientific and academic questions to which no-one, anywhere, has yet been able… Read the rest of the article: Wikenigma is a fascinating encyclopedia of the holes in human knowledge

Starting in 1953, the US CIA conducted research on mind control using techniques ranging from hypnosis to electroshock, torture, and the administration of LSD to unwitting people. Called MK-Ultra, the… Read the rest of the article: New documents released about the US government's secret LSD mind-control program

Via Sein Peaks, the poignant clip below reveals that Seinfeld is rather Lynchian if given the soundtrack of Twin Peaks by the maestro Angelo Badalamenti. "Do you ever yearn?"    LIKE… Read the rest of the article: Seinfeld set to the music of David Lynch's Twin Peaks (video)

In the Northern Ireland county of Co Derry, police have increased "proactive patrols" in search of a creepy "yellow man" caught on video wandering the streets at night. You can… Read the rest of the article: Police investigating creepy "yellow man" caught on video in Northern Ireland

Before the Internet, most information about psychedelics came by "finding the others" or seeking out obscure scientific papers and clandestine chemistry cookbooks, the latter of which frequently have a wonderful… Read the rest of the article: The Psychedelic Guide to Preparation of the Eucharist

"If I'd have seen it, I probably would've been standing right there, so it probably would've ripped me in half," said Joe Velaidum of Canada's Prince Edward Island. He was… Read the rest of the article: Homeowner's security cam captures first video with audio of meteor smashing into Earth

This lovely creature is Bathynomus vaderi, an isopod newly named after Darth Vader for obvious reasons. A crustacean in the order Isopoda, which also includes wood lice, Bathynomus vaderi can… Read the rest of the article: This massive superbug, newly named after Darth Vader, is a delicacy in Vietnam

The dissociative "psychedelic" drug Ketamine has shown to be helpful at relieving depression in zebrafish. The new scientific study by Harvard researchers could increase our understanding of how ketamine works… Read the rest of the article: Tripping on ketamine lifts depression in fish

Spokane, Washington police arrested Dan D. Phelps, 53, for allegedly trying to shoot his roommate Daniel Perkins. Phelps is legally blind and hit his friend, Joey Anselmo, instead. The bullet… Read the rest of the article: Blind person with gun accidentally shoots friend instead of the roommate he meant to hit

Given the power of the PDF engines in current desktop Web browsers, Thomas Rinsma created a version of Tetris that can be played within a PDF itself: PDFTRIS    LIKE BOING… Read the rest of the article: Play Tetris inside a PDF

Lake County, Florida Sheriff's Deputy Tristan Macomber was allegedly enjoying a leisurely drive in his patrol car, watching some pornography on his mobile phone as he tooled along. Then bam! He… Read the rest of the article: Florida cop watching porn on his phone while driving crashes into car stopped for school bus

"This is the only example I could find of an actual penis having potentially been used as a ritual object," said University of Reading bioarchaeologist Ellen Green.    LIKE BOING BOING… Read the rest of the article: Ancient painted penis bone found in quarry