Vlogger apologizes for spreading haunted house rumor (www.chinadaily.com.cn)
That's a suing!
Pentagon unveils new website for reporting (and learning about) UFOs (phys.org)
The Pentagon has opened up a new portal for professionals to submit reports about UFOs—now officially known as unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs—and for the rest of us to find out about the reports that have been released.
Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair (www.404media.co)
A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.
Drought in Texas uncovers big dinosaur tracks dating back 110 million years (www.chron.com)
‘Oh my god’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/4035227...
Nessie hunters hear sounds but fail to record them (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3980883...
8-year-old finds 1,800-year-old silver denarius in school sandbox (www.thehistoryblog.com)
... a silver denarius from the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-160 A.D.). The denarius is heavily worn and weighs 2.4 grams, evidence that it was minted during a time of currency debasement when the silver content plummeted with rising inflation.
World's only spotless giraffe born at Tennessee zoo, public asked to help name her (wjla.com)
The giraffe born without spots on July 31 is the only one of her kind on Earth, zoo officials stated Monday.
LK-99 isn’t a superconductor — how science sleuths solved the mystery (www.nature.com)
Efforts to replicate the material have pieced together the puzzle of why it displayed superconducting-like behaviours.
A 13-Year-Old Girl Is Apparently the New Leader of the JFK-QAnon Cult (www.vice.com)
“Tiny Teflon,” whose mother is also in the cult, has announced her plan to indoctrinate more children into it.
Natural history museum closes because of chemicals in taxidermy collection (phys.org)
A South Dakota museum has closed after almost 40 years over concerns that the chemicals in its taxidermy collection could endanger visitors and staff, the affiliated zoo announced Thursday.
Wildlife Officials Find Dead "Salmon Shark" on the Banks of an Idaho River (www.fieldandstream.com)
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game responded to calls and emails about the dead shark earlier this week. IDFG fisheries biologist Joe DuPont shared photos of what appear to be a dead salmon shark—a saltwater species with a home range well over 1,000 miles from the Gem State.
Huge earth fissure forms in Cocotitlán, Mexico (lagazzettadf.com)
Earth fissures like this are common where the groundwater has been heavily withdrawn. This is not a “geological” fault as the article translation says. The crack is some 500 m long and 3 m deep.
Exotic creature may be on the loose in Durant (www.kxii.com)
If it was what Durant Animal Control thinks, small animals could be in danger.
Maui truthers are using a Falcon 9 photo as wildfire evidence (arstechnica.com)
You can always count on conspiracy theorists to make a tragedy worse....
Lewistown man charged after crashing into second-story of house, claiming he saw demons (wjactv.com)
Mifflin Co., PA - Charges have been filed against a 20-year-old Lewistown man after he allegedly crashed into the second story of a Mifflin County home.
3 people found dead after falling in hole in Texas cornfield (www.mysanantonio.com)
The hole (a cistern) was reportedly filled with highly toxic gas (hydrogen sulfide).
Suburban Detroit woman says she found a live frog in a spinach container (apnews.com)
A woman in suburban Detroit says she got a scare when she discovered a live frog in a container of spinach she had just bought at a grocery store.
Dog on golf cart runs over 4-year-old girl in Westland (www.wxyz.com)
At Westland Fire Department's Blue Brews & BBQ event on Saturday, a 4-year-old girl was ran over by a dog on a golf cart, fire officials say.
Rome archaeologist says Travis Scott's Circus Maximus concert risked damaging ancient site (www.cnn.com)
The director of Rome’s Colosseum has called for an end to concerts at the nearby Circus Maximus, after a performance by US rapper Travis Scott on Monday sparked fears of an earthquake.
Plane crash lands in middle of busy A40 (www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk)
Traffic is backed up in both directions as remarkable photos from the scene show a light aircraft landed on the central reservation
It's a “totem” mystery as sculpture appears on clifftop walking trail (www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk)
Wildlife charity appeals for artist of mysterious totem pole to come forward as local authority request for planning permission to be submitted.
Bear escapes from crate in plane's cargo hold, causing unbearable delay (www.nbcnews.com)
Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how the animal escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport.
'Fishy' mystery: Utah family discovers 16 dead fish in their backyard (ksltv.com)
It’s a mystery that literally came out of the blue in Davis County—more than a dozen dead fish that somehow found themselves in a man’s backyard and on the roof of his shed....
JWST spots a mysterious question mark in deep space (www.earth.com)
What puzzled astronomers worldwide was an object located just below the stars resembling a giant question mark
