Operation Beluga: In 1985, An Icebreaker Playing Classical Music Saved 2,000 Beluga Whales From Certain Death
The rescue mission cost somewhere around $200,000 but saved over 2,000 animals.
21 Grams Experiment: In 1907, A Doctor Tried To Prove The Existence Of The Soul Using Weighing Scales
Not everything went as planned.
Getting Bats Drunk, Lizards’ Pizza Preferences, And Praising Narcissists Win Big At 2025 Ig Nobel Awards
You might think it’s all a silly waste of money, but if it helps you deal with your narcissist boss or weird cousin, things will look different.
In 2013, A Volcanic Eruption Wiped Out Life On This Remote Island. Then, Somehow, Plants Reemerged
Big clues are found in the plants’ DNA.
In 2011, Slavc The Wolf Journeyed 1,000 Miles To Begin Verona’s First Wolf Pack In 100 Years
His pups marked the first documented case of a wolf from the Balkans breeding with a wolf from the Apennines.
Saturn And Neptune Will Reach Their Brightest In Days – And Look For Saturn’s Temporary Beauty Spot
An eclipse, two planets at opposition, a transit, an equinox… there’s a lot going on.
1-Year-Old Orca Takes Out A Big Fat Seal In This Award-Winning – And Extremely Badass – Photo
“At this age, orcas typically rely on milk.”
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) Closest Earth Approach Is Next Month – Will We See It With The Naked Eye?
All the usual warnings about cometary unpredictability apply, but at this stage prospects look good.
Meet Ned: The Lonely Lefty Snail Looking For Love
He’s one in 40,000, but could his future mate be out there too?