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Israeli Snakebot Will Segment To Survive
The newest generation of the Israeli snakebot is built from self-contained segments that can act independently of each other. If you cut this guy in two, then you will just have to deal with two Israeli snakebots. Its like smashing a...
Mysterious Explosion in Scottish Forest
Scottish police are investigating a mysterious explosion in Garadhban Forest in Gartocharn about 20 miles northwest of Glasgow. Officials responding to the report “discovered some damage to the wooded area within the forest that would...
Who Covered Up Cuba’s Secret UFO History? [WeirdThingsTV]
Gotcha! Antimatter Created, Captured
We’ve finally demonstrated the ability to create and sustain antimatter. In a new study, physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva were able to create 38 antihydrogen atoms and preserve each for more...
Cyborg Moths Used to Track Smells
Japanese scientists have created a cyborg moth that can track odors by plugging a robot into the moth’s nervous system. The robot’s actions were controlled by electrodes plugged into the moth and the brain signals were rerouted to the...
Space-Time Cloaking with Metamaterials
Scientists in London claim that new materials with the ability to control the speed of light would not only be capable of bending light around the object, but also creating an invisibility cloak capable of hiding in both time and space....
Space Race 2: Private Parts
Dust off that old jingoism and get your down payment’s ready, the Space Race is back and this time we’re getting all private sector up in this piece. Russian companies are facing off with US competition to get a privately owned space...
Proof For Extra Dimensions Possible By Next Year
CERN research scientists have stated that their Big Bang project is going along so swimmingly that, by the end of 2011, they may be able to offer the first proof of extra dimensions beyond the known four. Guido Tonelli, spokesman for one...
T-Rex Was Even More Terrifying Than Initially Thought
According to an new study, we might have underestimated a T.rex’s foot speed by up to 45%. New computer modeling shows the beast’s massive tail is indicative of more powerful leg muscles than we’d previously given him credit for. Also,...
Man Baits Bigfoot With Candy Bar, Gets Video Evidence! [WeirdThingsTV]
The Science Behind The Repositioning Of Male Nipples
Did you know that male nipples need to be surgically detached and repositioned sometimes? Then you probably didn’t know that the same Golden Ratio used in modern architecture is employed to make sure a gentlemen’s chest nubs look A-OK....
Coyotes Working For City of Chicago
GPS tagged coyotes are roaming the streets of Chicago as part of an urban coyote research project. The coyotes are allowed to roam the streets as part of the program in order to eliminate nuisance rodents. The Chicago Commission on Animal...
Primates Can Innately Repair Spinal Damage
Researchers have discovered that all primates have an innate ability to repair spinal damage, including humans. They have never noticed this before because scientists usually use rodents in neurology experiments and rodents simply don’t...
Did A German Film Crew Really Exhume Andy Kaufman? [Fact Or Hoax?]
The music is creepy and the alleged act is even grislier. Is this really a video of a German film crew digging up the remains of Andy Kaufman to prove he isn’t really running around in a Tony Clifton outfit? What do you folks think? Fact...
Japanese Robot Taking Acting Jobs
Hiroshi Ishiguro’s robot Geminoid-F made its stage debut recently but stayed within character by playing the part of an android caretaker assigned to a dying child. How soon till Geminoid-F feels up to taking on a fully human role? [BBC...
New Species Of Lizard Accidentally Served As Food By Drunk Bar Owner [WeirdThingsTV]
Ready For The Feathered T-Rex?
“Illustrator Sammy Hall made this incredible version of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Scientists have started to believe that just like many other biped dinosaurs, T-Rex had also been covered with feathers.” All of these magpie attacks are...
New Lizard Species Discovered in Vietnamese Restaurants
A new all-female species of lizard (Leiolepis ngovantrii) that reproduces itself by cloning was discovered being served up in Vietnamese restaurants in the Mekong River delta. The first batch that was being saved for the scientists to...
Special Forces Dogs Parachuting Into Afghanistan
“Members of Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) special forces have begun parachuting into enemy strongholds in Afghanistan with Taliban-seeking German shepherds strapped to their chests. Once on the ground, the dogs hunt for Taliban...
The Biggest Roaches To Ever Skitter Across The Earth Are Living Right Now
Sometimes, science tells us things we didn’t particularly need to know. Why are roaches getting bigger? Live Science investigates… [Live Science]