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The Worst Bleaching in the History of the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists are sounding the alarm.

Erik Shilling March 29, 2016

Teens making off with the innocent UFO.

Watch a UFO Get Abducted by a Local Teen

The Roswell, New Mexico landmark was found smashed to pieces in a ditch last Wednesday.

Cara Giaimo March 29, 2016

Found: The Universal Expression for 'Yeeeeah…No'

This is the "not face."

Sarah Laskow March 29, 2016

Federal Maps Now Track Human-Induced Earthquakes, Which Are Scarily Common

Oklahoma, in particular, has seen a rapid rise in rumbles.

Erik Shilling March 28, 2016

Volcano Erupts in Alaska, Sending Ash 20,000 Feet Into the Air

Mount Pavlof has erupted several times in recent years.

Erik Shilling March 28, 2016

space exploration

Japan Has Lost Contact With a New Satellite and Isn't Sure Why

The spacecraft launched in February.

Erik Shilling March 28, 2016

The real Mount Rushmore.

Google Keeps Sending Mount Rushmore Tourists to the Wrong Place

"Your GPS is WRONG," says a sign at Storm Mountain Center.

Cara Giaimo March 28, 2016

Found: 68,000 Smuggled Python Skins

They are worth around $48 million.

Sarah Laskow March 28, 2016

space exploration

The Lava Tubes That Might Host Our Future Moon Cities

Scientists think they've found several beneath the surface of the Moon.

Erik Shilling March 25, 2016

There's a Madagascar Vanilla Shortage Threatening Your Ice Cream

The country had a poor harvest.

Erik Shilling March 25, 2016

The Moment Scotland Shut Down Its Last Coal-Fired Energy Plant

The plant was once the largest of its kind in Europe.

Erik Shilling March 25, 2016

Sekino rocks out for some devoted fans.

Japan's Coolest Pastor Moonlights As A Rock Star

His Lutheran hard rock band, Boxi Rocks, draws hundreds.

Cara Giaimo March 25, 2016

Lost: The Mystery of Shakespeare's Skull

There's an "odd disturbance" at one end of the Bard's grave.

Sarah Laskow March 25, 2016

Rockefellers to Divest of Oil, Which Made the Family's Fortune

The family now believes that oil exploration threatens us all.

Erik Shilling March 24, 2016

Japanese Fleet Returns With 333 Minke Whales After Harvest

Some of the animals were pregnant.

Erik Shilling March 24, 2016

After Lengthy Debate, New Zealand Elects to Keep Its Union Jacked Flag

New Zealanders said "yeah, nah" to a new flag with a giant fern.

Erik Shilling March 24, 2016

An egg, cracked... just like this case (maybe).

crime and punishment

Police Might Have Solved Baffling Case of Phenomenally Accurate Egger

It took months of stakeouts, surveillance, and eggshell forensics.

Cara Giaimo March 24, 2016

Found: A Shipwreck That Solved a Decades-Old Maritime Mystery

The "mystery tug boat" was a U.S. Navy ship that had disappeared without a trace in 1921.

Sarah Laskow March 24, 2016