Los Angeles is about to host the most unexpected competition yet: sperm racing. Yes, real human swimmers under the microscope, battling for microscopic gold. It’s science meets sport meets awkward conversations, and LA's latest reminder that no idea is too weird if you add enough spectacle and a live stream.
Sick of pills and shots? Scientists at UPenn have engineered gum that both delivers meds and traps flu and herpes viruses. Finally, something to chew on besides your health insurance bill.
Chimpanzees have been filmed sharing alcohol-laden fruit, raising questions about ape social drinking and bonding rituals resembling human beer sessions.
Scientists have unveiled ‘olo,’ a bizarre new color invisible to the human eye until now, shaking up what we thought we knew about vision.
Researchers resurrected creativity by using cells from a deceased avant-garde composer's brain to compose new music, blending science with art in a bizarre harmony.
Texas politicians want to evict furries from school grounds, leaving mascots nervously checking their fur suits. The furry subculture crackdown raises eyebrows and hackles in the Lone Star State’s education system.
An octogenarian from Yekaterinburg just set the bar for wild survival stories, plummeting six stories and walking away. Russian dashcams, you have competition—granny defies gravity and common sense in the most literal way possible.
Belgian teens caught with 5,000 ants are now awaiting a sentencing as authorities try to decipher what, exactly, one does with a suitcase full of ants. The insect intrigue is real.
Long before TikTok thirst traps, Mary MacLane’s 1902 diary scandalized the nation with confessions of Napoleon lust, Satanic crushes, and 89 public boasts about her own genius. Victorian drama, meet viral memoir energy.
Marvel the parrot's bacon-fueled rescue drama has neighbors questioning bird school curriculum. Forget cats in trees—now it’s clueless parrots stymied by basic gravity.
Passengers on a United Airlines flight witness a fiery spectacle as a rabbit allegedly gets sucked into the engine. Talk about an unexpected flight experience!
In China’s first humanoid half-marathon, 21 robotic runners broke down mid-race, proving humans still dominate endurance events for now.
Education Secretary mistakes AI for A1 sauce—nothing says tech expertise like confusing artificial intelligence with a steak marinade.
