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Himalayan Glacier Collapse Unleashes Deadly Floods Across Nepal
High in the Himalayas, a huge section of glacier broke away and crashed down a mountainside. What followed was a devastating chain reaction of ice, rock, mud and water that tore through valleys along the Nepal-China border, killing hundreds and leaving many more missing. Scientists are still investigating exactly why the glacier collapsed. But satellite…
Wisconsin Cat With 29 Toes Takes Over Guinness World Records
A tiny Maine Coon kitten from Wisconsin had a frightening start to life before making history in a way few people could have predicted. Erebus Anomaly was born with an astonishing 29 toes, giving him 11 more than the usual number for a domestic cat and earning him a Guinness World Record. His unusual paws…
A High School Student Made A Remarkable Discovery At NASA
Most teenagers would probably spend their first few days at NASA trying to understand where everything is and how not to look completely lost. Wolf Cukier had a very different introduction to the space agency. Just three days into his internship, the 17-year-old high school student noticed an unusual signal buried in telescope data. What…
A Powerful El Niño Could Transform Winter Across The US
Something unusual is building over the Pacific, and its effects could stretch across much of the United States as fall gives way to winter. Forecasters expect the developing El Niño to strengthen significantly, potentially becoming one of the strongest events seen in decades. That could mean a very different winter depending on where you live.…
Sacramento Zoo Introduces Rats Trained To Detect Dangerous Threats
Three unusual new arrivals at a California zoo have a resume that would make most humans look seriously underqualified. The Sacramento Zoo has welcomed three African giant pouched rats that have been specially trained to detect landmines, tuberculosis infections, and traces of illegally trafficked wildlife products. Known as HeroRATs, the animals have been trained through…
Jimothy The Viral Raccoon Has A Much Stranger Origin Story
For weeks, Jimothy the raccoon was an internet mystery. His tiny neck, round body and unusual walk left people wondering whether an injury had changed him. Now, footage recorded a year before he went viral offers a much clearer answer. Jimothy already looked this way as a baby, when his mother and siblings helped him…
Scientists Found The Mushroom Behind The Tiny People Hallucinations
A mushroom served across parts of southwest China comes with an unusually specific warning: wait before eating it, or you might start seeing tiny people. That strange effect has been documented in hospital records and firsthand accounts for decades. Now researchers have sequenced dozens of specimens and discovered something even more puzzling. The usual mushroom…
The Giant Spider On Your Wall Has A Surprisingly Useful Job
The next time a giant spider suddenly appears on your wall, reaching for a slipper might not be the best first move. That enormous, long-legged creature that seems determined to make your home its personal hunting ground may have arrived for a surprisingly practical reason: there are insects to eat. Huntsman spiders have a reputation…
August 12 Could Be The Biggest Night For Skywatchers In 2026
August 12, 2026, could be an unusually busy day for anyone who likes looking up at the night sky. A total solar eclipse will cross parts of the Northern Hemisphere, while the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak around the same time, creating a rare stretch of days when several major celestial events compete…
Hundreds of Never-Before-Seen Ancient ‘Earthworks’ Discovered in the Amazon
For hundreds of years, we told ourselves the same story about the Amazon: it was empty. Just endless jungle, too thick and too dangerous for anyone to have ever really lived there. Martti Pärssinen, an archaeologist at the University of Helsinki, wasn’t convinced. So he decided to check what was hiding under the trees. What…