These Mysterious Blobs May Be Conscious—And They Exist All Around You
They cooperate, make decisions, and even display a “primitive form of altruism,” scientists say.

They cooperate, make decisions, and even display a “primitive form of altruism,” scientists say.

In 1997, NOAA researchers recorded a mysterious ultra-low-frequency noise so powerful it registered on sensors thousands of miles apart.

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People report anything from seeing colors to having near-death experiences.

A mummified fossil fish was forgotten in a university basement until a son's chance discovery brought it back to science.

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The eerie “sailing stones” in Death Valley National Park simply refuse to stay in one place.

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A routine nature reserve project in the Netherlands turned up over 3,000 artifacts spanning thousands of years.

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Although it killed more people, the Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin was overshadowed by the Chicago Fire, which happened on the same day in 1871.

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