From the Heavens to the Hallway: The Insane Story of a Meteorite That Survived Entry and Hit a House
Shutterstock Meteorites are very common since there are many small objects floating through space, and the Earth occasionally…
Where On Earth Is Gravity The Weakest And Just How Weak Is It Really?
Shutterstock Gravity is one of the most important forces in the universe, and it plays a major role…
Meet The Largest Rodent Ever, Which Some Experts Say Weighed More Than A Rhino
Shutterstock Rodents are troublesome creatures. They can damage property, spread disease, and just look creepy in general, which…
Study Of Global Temperatures Shows That Warming Has Increased Rapidly Since 2015, Raising Major Concerns For Climate Scientists
Shutterstock Sure, the climate of the Earth has always been changing. We know, for example, that in the…
Think You Get Cold? New Research Shows The Incredible Adaptations Neanderthals Made To Survive The Ice Age. » TwistedSifter
Pexels If you live in, or have visited, a cold country, you’ll know how much of a struggle…
1,000km Off The Coast Of Portugal Lies A 500km Deep Trough Complex, And Finally We Know How This Unusual Structure Was Formed » TwistedSifter
Pexels Our planet is covered in mountains and ridges, deep caves and canyons – and for the most…
Data From The Mars Orbiters Show Just How Dangerous Living On Mars Could Be In The Event Of A Solar Storm » TwistedSifter
Pexels One day, we’re going to see humans living on Mars. It might sound like something from science…
Remarkable Young Polar Bear Mother Adopts Another Polar Bear Cub, A Rarely Documented Event » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock Polar bears don’t have the easiest life, and among the polar bears, mothers and cubs have it…
Don’t Worry, It Has Been Confirmed That Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won’t Hit The Moon In 2032 » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock A lot of time, money, and effort is put into finding and tracking asteroids, and with good…
Understanding The Evolution That Led Termite Kings And Queens To Become Strictly Monogamous » TwistedSifter
The benefits of monogamy in humans (even if it has fallen out of style recently) are easy to…
As Elephants Evolved To Live Entirely On Land, Their Feet Developed A Sixth ‘Toe’ That Causes Them To Walk Like They Are Wearing High Heels » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock Elephants are massive creatures, so you would expect that their feet would have to be extremely powerful…
New Study Says That A Significantly Higher Risk Of Pregnancy Complications In Neanderthals May Have Contributed To The Extinction Of Their Species » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock For many years, our ancient ancestors lived alongside Neanderthals. Sometimes the various tribes would compete and fight,…