Russian Meteor was the Largest in a Century
The meteor was about 55 feet in diameter and weighed roughly 10,000 tons. Scientists have yet to find large pieces of it, but they are certain that nothing this large has hit Earth for over 100 years. More from this category… Read the full story here: Russian meteor was…
Become a Citizen Climatologist
From classifying hurricanes to unearthing vintage weather reports in ship captain’s logs–scientists are crowdsourcing research in many ways. Click the link below to see how else you can help out, including monitoring rainfall patterns or flowers blooming. More from this category… Read the full story here: How to…
Nature’s Apartment Complexes: Sociable Weaver Nests
South Africa’s aptly named Sociable Weaver birds band together to create these massive avian apartment blocks. These nests can sometimes hold up to 100 birds–and the weavers even share with other species. The South African pygmy falcon, for example, relies almost entirely on these friendly little builders for…
Animal Magnetism: Salmon Navigate Using Magnetic Fields
Researchers believe salmon use the Earth’s magnetic field to guide them back to their spawning grounds. The salmon…
Shiny Object Found on Mars
This strange metallic-looking object juts up from a Martian rock. Scientists are still trying to identify it, but…
Divers Reportedly Find Mysterious Remains in Siberian Lake
Lake Labynkyr is believed to be the home of Siberia’s own Nessie. The divers say they plan to…
Machine-Tooled Aluminum Reportedly Found in Ancient Coal
Russian sources are reporting that a piece of an aluminum tool has been found in a 300-million-year-old piece…
Largest Structure in the Universe Discovered
Scientists have discovered a large quasar group (LQG) 4 billion light-years across. “While it is difficult to fathom…
Rumor: Bigfoot Captured?
According to the Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center, a team of researchers may have captured a live Bigfoot specimen. Like…
ISON: The Comet that could Outshine the Moon
November 2013 will see comet ISON’s first (and possibly last) swing through the inner solar system. Its trajectory…
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