That rectangular iceberg NASA found is weird as hell, and it’s not the only one
BY MARK KAUFMAN From Mashable Flying 1,500 feet above the Antarctic coast, NASA scientists recently passed over a bizarrely straight-edged rectangular iceberg and snapped a picture of the floating slab. While an intriguing image for the many of us who…
Vibrating slab of Antarctic ice sounds like a horror movie
BY MARK KAUFMAN From Mashable In the faraway realms at the bottom of the Earth, Antarctic scientists have unexpectedly recorded bizarre drone-like sounds.After burying 34 seismic monitors in the snow atop the Ross Ice Shelf in 2014 — which is…
The ancient earthquake detector that puzzled modern historians
By Jamie Rigg From engadget Modern seismographs are extremely sensitive pieces of equipment. By recording the slightest movements of laser light or magnets, these devices can detect the smallest of rumbles even when we can’t sense them. There are networks…
US: A whole bunch of cows are loose on a Georgia highway
BY AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO From Mashable We typically expect fender benders, construction, and terrible drivers to cause traffic — but never do we imagine that our morning commutes will be disrupted by loose livestock. Welp, naturally chaos ensued after…
Guyana: Madness can’t done! – Man constructs a fence on the Public Road
By Wonita Stephens From Guyana Guardian Motorists, members of the public, pregnant mothers, patients, and pensioners who uses the Melanie Cinema Road (ECD), are now at their wits end, after a man decided to literally construct a fence on the…
After ‘killing’ over a dozen people, Guyanese are afraid of this tree
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian Guardian mystery – If someone is to tell you that there is a tree in the middle of a road in Guyana, that will somehow kill anyone who tries to cut it down, what…
With the belugas.. and a narwhal!
Le BpJAM est le zodiac du GREMM From Baleinesendirect A new season is getting underway aboard GREMM’s Zodiac, the BpJAM. New season, new team! This year, the crew is composed of two research assistants returning for their second consecutive season….
The Parallelogram Bicycle
Steven M. Johnson’s Bizarre Invention #208: The Parallelogram Bicycle BY STEVEN JOHNSON From Core77 The latest design news, jobs & events. Straight to you every other week. STEVEN JOHNSON Sideline business as cartoonist specializing in quirky invention ideas since 1966….
Some people thought this meteor in Australia was a UFO
BY MORGAN SUNG From Mashable A meteor seared over Australia on Tuesday night, lighting up the sky over Perth. According to the ABC, the local Department of Fire and Emergency Services received calls from “more than one concerned caller” who…
Low-impact yoga, pilates brings big health benefits to all ages
From Newsmax Yoga and Pilates are suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels, medical experts say. These low-impact workouts don’t require special equipment and, after initial training, can be done at home to improve physical and mental health….