The average lightning strike can pack a punch. But then there are superbolts. First identified in the 1970s by satellites designed to monitor nuclear explosions,…

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The clips of the UFO are from 2004 in California and 2015 in Florida respectively and recently sparked a barrage of alien conspiracy theories. This…

Read More What are they hiding? US Navy confirms UFO video – but it wasn’t meant for public release

Scientists have determined that a giant salamander previously housed at the London Zoo not only represents a newly discovered species — it’s also likely the largest…

Read More Scientists believe this newly discovered ‘giant salamander’ is the world’s largest amphibian

Worrying new calculations show Earth is warming faster than previously thought Temperatures could rise 6.5 to 7.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels That is two…

Read More New models show that the earth is warming faster than first thought

LAURINBURG, N.C. — The swine kidnappers gathered at a North Carolina motel just before dusk. “Does everyone feel comfortable with the possibility of doing jail…

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The NASA video depicts a map of all known asteroids in the solar system between January 1, 1999, and January 31, 2018. The blue dots…

Read More Terrifying NASA map shows ‘increased’ count of near-Earth asteroids – VIDEO

Metropolitan police officers will wear body cameras to train Facebook’s AI and tackle live streaming of terrorist attacks Tech firm will provide Met officers at…

Read More Police and Facebook partner up to tackle live-streamed terror events

Genetically modified mosquitoes designed to reduce native pest populations by making them infertile are instead breeding to create STRONGER hybrid offspring, report claims A Yale-led…

Read More Plan to fight mosquitoes with genetically altered population backfires

Human hearts evolved to be better at endurance tasks and became less ‘ape-like’ when we stopped hunting for food and started farming Humans have longer,…

Read More Human hearts evolved to be better at endurance tasks

Incredibly preserved Roman coin emblazoned with the image of Constantine I found in Somerset by a metal detectorist sells for £20,000 The 4th century AD…

Read More Roman coin emblazoned with the image of Constantine sells for £20,000

Soot spewed out by traffic has been found in the placentas of pregnant women, warns a new study. The tiny particles, containing black carbon, are…

Read More Carbon discovered in pregnant women’s placentas – and it could reach the baby

An alternative to the Big Bang theory is the big bounce – which hypothesises the universe expands until it can expand no more, before crashing…

Read More Big Bang Theory shock: Time had no beginning and eventually reverses towards Big Bounce

Feds warn alien-hunters against storming Area 51 Over one million people RSVP to Facebook event as social media campaign to ‘Storm Area 51’ goes viral.…

Read More Area 51: What are the odds aliens will be 'discovered' at crazy event to storm top-secret site?

A man who claims to have travelled back in time from the year 2300 says computers are far more advanced than humans, in an utterly…

Read More ‘Time traveller from 2300’ says future computers manipulate time in bonkers clip

Scientist creates a ‘ground-breaking’ technique to crack cold cases by extracting DNA from stray strands of HAIR without a root left behind at crime scenes…

Read More Scientist creates a ‘ground-breaking’ technique to crack cold cases

Bizarre footage of a "second sun" appearing in the skies above the US state of Connecticut has left the conspiracy world astounded. The clip –…

Read More ‘Second sun’ filmed in skies over Connecticut to spark conspiracy frenzy

Incredible image of Jupiter’s ‘solar eclipse’: NASA scientist reveals the eerie shadow cast on the planet’s swirling surface as its moon Io passes in front…

Read More NASA reveals the eerie shadow cast on Jupiter by its moon Io

A gas cylinder at a major Russian research lab exploded on Monday and caused a fire. The explosion at the State Research Center of Virology…

Read More A gas explosion ripped through a Russian lab storing deadly viruses like smallpox, anthrax, and Ebola

It might looks like a beach in Cornwall, but this captivating picture of rippling sand dunes was actually taken in the north polar region of…

Read More Howling winds and violent gas explosions leave strange scars on surface of Mars

Mr Musk said on Monday that he did not intend to accuse the diver of pedophilia. He posted the tweet after the diver Vernon Unsworth…

Read More Elon Musk shock: SpaceX founder makes confession surrounding Thai cave diver controversy

Mercedes-Benz redesigns its century-old hot rod: Stunning concept images reveal futuristic Vision Simplex with rose gold frame and 3D display Mercedes-Benz  released artwork of its…

Read More Mercedes-Benz redesigns its 1902 hot rod into a futuristic mobile

Comet Borisov is the second interstellar space rock to visit the solar system after the discovery of Asteroid Oumuamua in 2017. However, unlike Oumuamua, the…

Read More Comet Borisov: Interstellar visitor might just be the most important comet in our system

Those fortunate enough to have a head of hair generally leave 50 to 100 strands behind on any given day. Those hairs are hardy, capable…

Read More Why This Scientist Keeps Receiving Packages of Serial Killers’ Hair

Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity was a groundbreaking breakthrough in the world of physics when presented in 1915. The theory shaped our understanding of…

Read More Black hole shock: Einstein’s relativity is put to the test – ‘Theory could break down’

Astronomers have likelydetected an interstellar object approaching our solar system — only the second time such an object has been observed. A new image provides…

Read More A new image of a mysterious object careening toward our solar system strongly suggests it's the first comet from another star system

Beavers wrestling in Scottish river captured on camera In the early morning, two beavers were caught on camera wrestling with each other in a Scottish…

Read More Beaver battle! Watch beavers duke it out in rare footage

President Donald Trump has falsely said thatthe US has the purest air in the world, but in fact, it ranks 10th. According to the American…

Read More The US does not have 'the world's cleanest and safest air,' as Trump has claimed. These are the 8 states with the worst air pollution.

Mysterious footage of a Loch Ness-style creature has sparked an online frenzy in China, amid speculation that it could be a mythical creature. A snake-like…

Read More China’s Loch Ness monster: Mysterious creature filmed emerging from world’s biggest dam

The next generation of autonomous weapons dubbed “killer robots” could cause mass atrocities or even start a war, a former Google Project Maven engineer has…

Read More AI apocalypse: Ex-Google worker fears ‘killer robots’ could cause ‘mass atrocities’

If you spent your weekend out enjoying the last of the summer sun, you may not have been aware of an enormous asteroid whizzing past…

Read More Incredible photo reveals moment a huge asteroid skimmed past Earth yesterday