To understand what gives the inch-long beetle its strength, researchers first tested how much squishing it could take. The species, which can be found in Southern California’s woodlands, withstood compression of about 39,000 times its own weight.
Pistachio is part of a five-dog litter and all his siblings have white fur, the same color as their mixed breed mom. The very rare fur color is believed to occur when pale-colored puppies have contact in their mother's womb with a green pigment called biliverdin, which is what causes the green color in bruises.
NASA's science mission chief, Thomas Zurbuchen, likens the asteroid, named Bennu, to the Rosetta Stone: "something that's out there and tells the history of our entire Earth, of the solar system, during the last billions of years."
Scroll was stolen from a collector's apartment in Hong Kong last month. Police think thief simply thought it was "too long."
Ion Aliman is re-elected in a landslide for an unprecedented third term as mayor of the village of Deveselu despite having died from COVID-19 complications 10 days prior to the country’s municipal elections.
The 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades.
New species of Bathynomus raksasa bears a striking resemblance to the former Jedi knight seduced by the dark side of the Force. Measuring 13 inches, the isopod is considered a "supergiant."
The Lindt & Spruengli company confirms local reports that there was a minor defect in the cooling ventilation for a line for roasted “cocoa nibs” in its factory in Olten, between Zurich and Basel.
Scripture comes to life for several Catholic churches in North Carolina as a rare earthquake rattled portions of the state last weekend.
Ex-advisors to the classified Pentagon program suggest that "vehicles not made on this earth" were placed in US government storage.