Chinese scientists find a massive sinkhole that contains an ancient “lost world.”
Chinese scientists have discovered an ancient lost world in an extraordinarily deep and large sinkhole in south China, where they expect to find flora and fauna still…
Insect Siesta: Tired Bumblebees Fall Asleep Inside Flowers
When bumblebees get tired from buzzing around gathering pollen for their baskets, they just crawl into a flower and fall asleep. While many species of wild bees…
Scientists Discover 400-Year-Old Greenland Shark Likely Born Around 1620
Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, according to scientists. Image credit: Dive Magazine Researchers used radiocarbon dating of eye proteins to determine the ages…
Fantastic ‘Virgin’ Pool Never Before Seen by Humans Discovered Deep in New Mexico Cave
A newly discovered wondrous pool, which lies 700 ft. below Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, has never before been seen by human eyes. The cave…
A Supermassive Black Hole Fired a Jet Toward Earth at the Speed of Light
A star is moving into the gaping mouth of a black hole right now, somewhere in the boundless expanse of our universe. When it comes near enough,…
63 Distinctive Trees That Clearly Belong in Another Place
It turns out, while most maples and sweetgum look very similar, Mother Nature has sculpted some of them most likely just to prank our eyes. Is that…
The world’s biggest snail can grow to be as long as a human arm.
This giant snail is six times the size of a garden snail: it can even grow as long as a human arm from hand to elbow! Not…
Scientists Restore 28,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Cells to Life
Cells from a woolly mammoth that died around 28,000 years ago have begun showing “signs of life” during a groundbreaking scientific experiment. Image credit: Kindai University The…
This Fish Can Swallow Prey Up to Ten Times Its Size, according to Chowhound of the Deep.
This monstrous little fish is a notorious hunter: with the help of its large teeth and balloon-like stomach, it can swallow fish up to 10 times its…
These cyclists had no idea that their journey would conclude with them rescuing a pregnant woman in trouble.
Emergencies can occur anywhere and at any time, and a group of cyclists called “Los Caimanes” confirmed it. They were on a route in the town of Cela, population 12,…