Scientists were puzzled recently by quasar HE0450-2958, which did not appear to have a host galaxy. (As everyone knows, all quasars have host galaxies.) However, by looking at it with their Special Science Telescope, they were …
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Dino Discovery: Carnivorous Hunchback Dinosaur Found
Sort of like a camel, except awesome! (via National Geographic)
Mysteries of Nature: Watch This Freaky Video of an Ant Death Spiral
Come on. You’re curious about what an “ant death spiral” is. Just watch this video. You know you want to.
Robots Have Feelings, Too, With New ‘E-Skin’
A robot with a sensitive touch may sound more like a bizarre encounter on second life than the future of biotech.
Sheriff Debuts Inmate-Zapping Ray Gun
Leave it to Raytheon Missile Systems to one-up ol’ Simon Legree with their new “Assault Intervention Device” which shoots blasts of heat energy at prisoners that penetrate beneath the skin to the pain receptacles.
Stephen Hawking: What is ‘Reality’?
Archaeologists Uncover London’s Moby Dick
A remarkable discovery along the River Thames in London, has uncovered the remains of an incredible creature, equal in both size and proportion to Herman Melville’s legendary whale, Moby Dick.
Freaky Fossil: Scientists Discover a Hunchback Dinosaur
Paleontological enthusiasts are love drunk off this new hump.
Can Termites Predict Climate Change?
Forget number crunching weather simulations. It now turns out tracking where termites build their mounds can help to predict climate change.
Why Doesn’t McDonald’s Food Rot?
The indestructible McDonald’s burger is an Internet fad that recycles every few years. But why won’t the thing decompose?
Is Male Menopause a Real Thing?
No, they don’t have hot flashes, but more men say they are suffering from low hormone levels in middle age. Could they be experiencing the elusive “male menopause”?
NASA’s Next Technology: Self-Desructing Spacecraft
Swarming spacecraft that will destruct for the greater good may seem like a better plot for a sci-fi thriller than the future of NASA’s space mission.