A devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar in April of 2025, with its epicenter near the city of Mandalay. The quake caused over 5000 deaths in Myanmar and over 11,000… Read the rest of the article: Incredible video from Myanmar earthquake shows the ground rupture and shift

Mount Spurr, a volcano west of Anchorage, Alaska, will likely erupt in the next weeks or months. The volcano, known as K'idazq'eni, literally "that which is burning inside," in the… Read the rest of the article: Alaska volcano showing signs of imminent eruption

A Cold War-era Soviet spacecraft will soon fall to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry. Kosmos 482 was launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 but failed to escape the Earth's… Read the rest of the article: Soviet spacecraft crashing to Earth after 53 years in orbit

In footage posted initially to X-Twitter, a Unitree H1 robot is seen flailing its arms wildly and seemingly attacking two workers. The video, purported to be CCTV footage of a… Read the rest of the article: Humanoid robot goes haywire, attacks human workers

Pulling the fire alarm to get out of class has been replaced by setting actual fires. Students are setting their Chromebooks on fire while participating in a viral TikTok trend.… Read the rest of the article: Latest idiotic social media trend has kids setting their laptops on fire

Dance Your PhD is an annual contest run by Science magazine that challenges PhD holders or candidates to explain their thesis through dance. The contest was started by John Bohannon… Read the rest of the article: Please enjoy the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contest

Root the box turtle is missing a front foot. He gets around pretty well in his enclosure at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is covered… Read the rest of the article: Canadian turtle missing a foot gets a leg up from LEGO

For once, "Florida man" makes his fellow Floridians proud. Seventy-year-old Doug Hay was sitting in his living room when he heard a crash outside. When he and his wife went… Read the rest of the article: Florida man disregards gator and rescues bald eagle from lake

According to the AP, a climber on Japan's iconic Mount Fuji called for a rescue last week after being overcome by altitude sickness. The 27-year-old Chinese student was successfully airlifted… Read the rest of the article: Climber rescued from Mount Fuji twice in four days

After caring for her husband for years before his death, 82-year-old Sarah Blackman needed to do something for herself. She decided to work on her fitness and hired a personal… Read the rest of the article: 82 year-old grandmother smashes abdominal plank record

While dinosaur cloning is still confined to the realm of science fiction, the company that created Mammoth Meatballs is working on creating T. Rex leather. Scientists have yet to discover… Read the rest of the article: Company markets "T. Rex leather" made with fossilized collagen

Iceland is situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and a geologic hotspot, and is home to over thirty volcanoes. Before 2021, the island nation experienced an eruption roughly every five years;… Read the rest of the article: Fiber-optic cables provide early warning for volcanic eruptions in Iceland

The pileated woodpecker is an impressive bird. It's the size of a crow, up to 19 inches long, with a powerful bill the length of its head. They usually hammer… Read the rest of the article: Amorous woodpecker terrorizes Massachusetts town

Ferro Pet is described as a cross between a pet rock, a Tamagotchi, and Sea Monkeys. Tamagotchis are too needy, Sea Monkeys are weird little shrimp, and a pet rock… Read the rest of the article: This virtual pet made of iron filings is somehow adorable

The Food Standards Agency in the United Kingdom has issued a frightening warning about certain dog treats made in China. The treats are causing a sudden onset of an alarming… Read the rest of the article: Barkoo and Chrisco dog treats giving dogs "werewolf syndrome"

While money can't buy happiness, economists can estimate "life satisfaction and well-being" in terms of monetary value. In a recent study, having a pet was found to have a roughly… Read the rest of the article: Economists calculate the monetary value of pets

The Corgi Derby in East Lothian, Scotland, has been held annually on Easter since 2022, marking Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee. The starting line is pandemonium, with corgis excitedly barking in… Read the rest of the article: Corgi race is exactly as chaotic as it sounds

Crows are objectively awesome—leaving gifts for humans who prove themselves worthy, exploring interspecies friendships and learning to count—and a new study on corvid intelligence published in Science Advances shows they… Read the rest of the article: Corvid intelligence: study shows crows understanding geometry

Lego unveiled a slew of new Star Wars sets just in time for Star Wars Day, and the best droid in all of Star Wars is finally getting a plastic… Read the rest of the article: The coolest droid in Star Wars is finally coming to Lego

Crosswalks in Palo Alto and Redwood City were hacked over the weekend. When the crosswalk buttons were pressed, instead of the usual "walk" or "don't walk" messages, pedestrians heard the… Read the rest of the article: California crosswalks hacked with AI voices of Zuckerberg and Musk