Mystery

The midair maneuver that lets cats touch down paws-first, explained by New research

Researchers used high-speed cameras and motion tracking to show the air-righting reflex relies on spine flexion, front and rear body rotation, and tail adjustments that conserve zero angular momentum

An illustrative image of a cat alongside Hanukkah paraphenalia.
Black Hole Blues

Black Hole Blues: At the Edge of Time, Space, and No Return

Gold coins.

French police confirm mystery hoard is legal after man finds coins and ingots near Lyon

Mystery space debris discovered near Western Australia mine sparks multi-agency probe.

Mystery space debris discovered near Western Australia mine sparks multi-agency probe


Photo of four mysterious lights above US Capitol ignites UFO speculation

Experts explain the lights are lens flare, but online users remain skeptical.

 The US Capitol Building in a cloudy sunrise with mirror reflection.

What makes some cats ginger? Scientists finally have an answer

These breakthroughs were reported in two separate studies submitted for publication in scientific journals.

 What makes them ginger? Scientists now have the answer.

Scientists finally have an answer for a long-standing question: what is inside the moon?

Findings resolve years of debate and offer new insights into the Moon's evolution and the Solar System's history.

 What’s inside the moon.

Exposed by melting snows in the Alps, mystery bamboo cart puzzles experts

Bamboo is a non-native plant to Europe, first introduced in the late 1700s or early 1800s through trade.

 Mystery bamboo cart.

50 years later, Lord Lucan’s disappearance remains one of UK’s greatest unsolved crime mysteries

The BBC is running three documentaries examining whether Lord Lucan, who would now be 89, managed to escape the UK.

 Lord Lucan. Image by Chris Bloom is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

'The Passover Protocols': An excerpt of an Israeli historical-espionage thriller

Israeli agent Maya Rimon takes on the dark world of white supremacy and antisemitism, with encounters with The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, white nationalists, Russian conspiracists, and the mob.

 The Passover Protocols by Ellen Frankel.

Explorer may have found wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane in Pacific

It is believed Earhart ran out of fuel and landed the plane on the ocean surface and that the craft later sank to the bottom.

 Renowned U.S. pilot Amelia Earhart is pictured in this 1928 photograph released on March 20, 2012. Scientists on March 20, 2012 announced a new search to resolve the disappearance of Earhart, saying fresh evidence from a remote Pacific island may reveal the fate of Earhart, who vanished in 1937 whi

Alaska Triangle: Where over 20,000 people have mysteriously vanished

While less known than the Bermuda Triangle, the Alaska Triangle holds the record for the most mysterious disappearances. What secrets could it be hiding?


US finds debris from fighter jet one day after crash

According to US reports, a "mishap" caused an unnamed Marine Corps pilot to abandon his aircraft over the southeastern state. 

 A US Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender aircraft over Poland, February 24, 2022.

Cat accidentally travels over 500 miles while trapped in front of taxi

The cat went undetected in the grille of the car throughout the 500-mile cross-country drive.

Dreaming about their next adventure: A cat lies next to a car (illustrative)