The huge chunk of ambergris was found lodged inside the sperm whale — and scientists believe it ruptured its intestine, causing its death and subsequent beaching in La Palma.
The family, defending itself in the trial, declined to provide an opening statement.
"Internet is clueless" is the true part of this headline. It's a small whale/dolphin. No mystery.
My goodness, it was a busy week in weird! Just the world weather wackiness alone left me flabbergasted. But the silly season is most certainly upon us. This is an extra jam-packed edition today. Thanks for reading Sharon's Strange Times! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
An image generated using artificial intelligence showing a man standing next to a tall hairy creature was falsely shared on social media as photographic proof that the bigfoot or sasquatch is real.
Nature is healing. Summer of the shark!
A Kentucky man connected to a nationwide stolen body parts scheme decorated his home with human remains.
The ‘boat jumping challenge’ is just the latest hoax aimed at scaring adults about teen technology use.
Health officials are calling for former clients to get retested.
The NY Times is an embarrassing grift these days with their anti-science vibe, paranormal promotion, and lack of rigorous reporting. Yuck....
False and misleading claims about the war in Ukraine are being widely shared.
Meme check: Homer Simpson’s ear resembles the Threads logo. But is it true?
A video has gone viral featuring a woman on an American Airlines flight yelling about a passenger who was "not real." But follow-up videos about Reptilians are hoaxes.
Top secret photos leaked from Vatican archives? Perhaps they store AI generated pics there.
Members of Michael Protzman’s conspiracy cult abandoned their families and spent their life savings to follow him to Trump rallies around the country.
No more seaweed threat....
"There's no evidence that people at this time had much bigger hands... which makes it hard to imagine how the tool could have been easily handled."
The man fully recovered after extra tongue brushing. But you might not.
People in the St. Louis area have reported the humming sound for years. The low rumble sounds like a generator running in the distance.
Man, it’s a hot one this week. We had record global temperatures for several days in a row. And it’s not even that far into northern hemisphere summer yet. Yuck. Scientific models have been very close to predicting the changes due to global warming but they underestimated the impacts, such as sea level rise and wildfires,...
Scientists say the average temperature on Earth was 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, the highest since at least 1979 and a sign of the worsening climate crisis.
Protesters radicalized by their opposition to Covid-19 lockdowns have a new target: anti-traffic measures.
Another anxiety tailor-made for social media: The particular kind of delayed “dry drowning” story that scares the pants off parents every year isn’t real, as numerous medical institutions have affirmed.
"The guy in the shop was pretty frightened too"
LYME, Conn. (WTNH) — Three adult camp counselors were injured by a bobcat on Selden Neck Island in Lyme early Friday morning in what environmental officials described as a rare and usual attack.