Woman discovers horrifying creature washed up on beach, Twitter helps ID it
BY ISOBEL HAMILTON From Mashable Everyone loves a stroll on the beach, why else would people mention it so much in dating profiles? Walking hand-in-hand with a loved one, the sea air ruffling your hair, the gentle lapping of the…
Girl casually finds ‘Excalibur’ at the bottom of the same lake it was hurled
BY GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE From Mashable This is 7-year-old Matilda Jones, and she’s just casually found “Excalibur”, the legendary sword, in the same lake where it was thrown according to the King Arthur myth: Matilda was paddling in Dozmary Pool, in…
These hovering gyro-busses could be the future of transportation
From BGR It’s become pretty clear that flying cars aren’t going to be a thing for a long, long time, so how exactly are modern cities going to solve the problem of public transportation as populations continue to boom? Engineering…
Kim Wall: Headless body identified as missing journalist
From BBC A headless torso found in waters off Denmark has been identified as missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, Danish police say. DNA from the torso matched that from Ms Wall’s hairbrush and toothbrush. Chief investigator Jens Moller Jensen said…
Woman found naked after surviving in wilderness for a month
From WN Police in Bullock County, Alabama were working to piece together the last month for a woman who went missing in July but was found naked on a rural road this past weekend after surviving on berries and muddy…
Fossilized T-Rex skull to undergo neutron beams, high-energy x-rays exam
From WN Researchers announced Tuesday they have produced the highest resolution scan ever done of the inner working of a fossilized tyrannosaur skull using neutron beams and high-energy X-rays, The Associated Press reported. By using these tools, the report said,…
Biggest dinosaur ever discovered gets a name
BY SASHA LEKACH From Mashable The biggest dinosaur ever to walk the Earth finally has a name. It’s called Patagotitan mayorum, according to a study published inProceedings of the Royal Society B. The titanosaur weighed 76 tons and stretched 122…
Tattooist creates mesmerising flipbook-like animations of his work
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Some people want a tattoo that no one else has. Others, like the clients of 29-year-old Canadian tattoo artist Phil Berge, want to be part of a bigger story. Well, a flipbook story, that is….
Cuba denies ‘acoustic attack’ on US diplomats in Havana
From Caribbean News Now By Caribbean News Now contributor HAVANA, Cuba — In a press statement on Wednesday, Cuba’s ministry of foreign affairs said that Cuba has never, nor would it ever, allow Cuban territory be used for any action…
Giant inflatable chicken takes roost outside the White House while Trump is on vacation
AP From Business Insider WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may be out of town, but one plucky protester is keeping an eye on the White House. A giant inflatable chicken bearing the unmistakable hairstyle of the commander in chief…