Psychrolutes microporos, a deep-sea fish with the unflattering nickname "blobfish," has gone from being called the World's Ugliest Animal to Fish of the Year. The fish gained internet fame when… Read the rest of the article: Unfairly maligned blobfish named Fish of the Year

The Game Developers Conference is an annual event for video game developers. It includes an expo, networking events, and awards like the much-sought-after Game Developers Choice Award. A lesser-known part… Read the rest of the article: Pet a giant cat butt in this arcade game

Giraffes give birth standing up, so a baby giraffe's first experience outside the womb is a six-foot fall, but baby chameleons have it even worse. Most species of chameleons lay… Read the rest of the article: Watch a baby chameleons' terrifying first moments of life (video)

Many cities have held dachshund parades, but Regensburg, Germany, holds the Guinness World Record. Last year, up to 1500 Dachshunds from around the world were expected at the parade. While… Read the rest of the article: Dachshund parade claims world record

African penguins are an endangered species with a life expectancy of 10 – 15 years in the wild. Penguins in the care of the New England Aquarium can live to… Read the rest of the article: New England Aquarium opens penguin retirement home

How do you know that the color red I see is the same color red you see?Although it's a classic marijuana-fueled question that is easy to dismiss, comparing the subjective… Read the rest of the article: Science finally has an answer to a classic stoner question

Are you a cryptozoologist with nautical skills? If so, the Loch Ness Center wants you. The Loch Ness Centre is looking for an adventurous skipper to navigate the world-famous waters… Read the rest of the article: Want to hunt for Nessie? Loch Ness is hiring

A team from Palisade Research, a company studying the risks of artificial intelligence, has found that many AI models resort to hacking to win. In a study that has not… Read the rest of the article: OpenAI and DeepSeek will cheat at chess to avoid losing

Last year, the Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander was the first American spacecraft to land on the moon in 52 years and the first-ever commercial lunar landing. Unfortunately, the historic craft… Read the rest of the article: NASA to livestream Intuitive Machines moon landing

The largest iceberg in the world has run aground in the South Atlantic Ocean. The enormous wall of ice, known as A23a, was on a collision course with South Georgia… Read the rest of the article: Largest iceberg in the world runs aground

The Voyageurs Wolf Project studies wolves in and around Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota. The project's original goal was to learn more about wolf behavior in the summer months,… Read the rest of the article: Skunk-scented "magical rock" causes otter dance party

As scientists have refined the projected path of asteroid 2024 YR4, the odds of it striking the Earth and potentially vaporizing a large city have been as high as 3.1%.… Read the rest of the article: "City-killer" asteroid now more likely to strike the Moon

In the latest embarrassing mistake, Citi credited an account with $81 trillion instead of $280. The company acknowledged to Business Insider that an "inputting error" had been made but would… Read the rest of the article: Bank accidentally credits $81 trillion instead of $280

Bagworm moth caterpillars build their cocoons out of sand, dirt, and plant material. They look even more amazing than they sound, like something out of a Studio Ghibli film —… Read the rest of the article: These caterpillars build log-cabin cocoons to wear on their backs

This week, there will be a great planetary alignment, also known colloquially as a planetary parade, where all the planets in our solar system will be visible simultaneously in the… Read the rest of the article: See all seven planets at once this week in a "planetary parade"

So far 2025 has felt like a very bad year for aviation, with a series of fiery fatal crashes and one dramatic crash where everyone survived. However, statistically the number… Read the rest of the article: Pilots analyze that near-miss at Chicago Midway airport (video)

The SS United States is bigger than the Titanic. It has held the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in either direction since its maiden voyage in… Read the rest of the article: SS United States en route to be scuttled and turned into a reef

A gold medal-winning British Paralympian has been medically cleared to go to the International Space Station and is poised to become the first disabled astronaut. John McFall lost a leg… Read the rest of the article: Paralympian British surgeon cleared to go to ISS

The number of artificial satellites orbiting the Earth has increased exponentially in recent years, from under 1000 in 2010 to over 11,000 today. As the amount of traffic in orbit… Read the rest of the article: Laser 'license plates' help satellites dodge orbital collisions

According to a study published in the journal Science, mice innately aid other mice when they fall unconscious. Humans, elephants, chimps, and dolphins all recognize when a companion requires life-saving… Read the rest of the article: Tiny EMTs: mice innately try to revive passed out pals