According to the Norwegian Environmental Agency, lightning killed several hundred reindeer. The herd on Hardangervidda — a mountain plateau — was hit by lightning Friday, August 23, 2016. The herd included males and females, including seventy calves. […]
One western US military base holds a cattle drive each year. This annual event includes cattle, cowboys, and cowgirls, making their way all around the base, with military families turning out to watch the cattle go […]
At a time when human genetic testing may be an expensive medical option, or personally done for a hundred dollars or so through genealogy companies, the majority of humans do not have access to their genetic […]
Corvidae is a scientific designation for a family of birds which includes crows, ravens, jays (like blue jays), magpies, and several more birds. These “corvids” arguably are some of the smartest animals on the planet — not just the smartest of birds, […]
Thanko, a Tokyo, Japan-based company, is offering an arm pit fan that may be attached to short sleeves to keep arm pits and shirts dry. Details and illustrations on this Thanko web page detail how […]
Over the past few years, Wendell UFO sightings and strange occurrances have been reported during summer months. The most recent report details a sighting from June 29, 2016. A Wendell residents photographing storm clouds in the […]
A closed-circuit TV (CCTV) video shows a ghostly person following a man into a cab, or does it? The footage, posted on YouTube here, appears to show a figure following a man into a taxi, […]
Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains lies the town of Murphy NC. The mountains near Murphy are home to a 200-acre Bible-themed park and its giant Ten Commandments representation. Visitors are invited to walk up Burger Mountain past five-foot letters […]
A group in Boston has inscribed poetry on the streets of Boston MA; poetry that is only seen when it rains. Using stencils and water repellent, the poems are placed on a sidewalk or similar […]
An Oregon dog’s health suddenly deteriorated. The 10-year-old pet named Ollie became paralyzed inexplicable. His family was about to have him euthanised at their vet’s office, when the source of his paralysis was discovered — a tick […]
Manhattan Coffee Shop Only Sells Organic Half & Half — and Gives Coffee Away for Free A Wisconsin dairy is changing the way that a Manhattan coffee shop serves coffee. Customers buy regional, organic cream, […]
The world´s largest Viking Ship departures from Haugesund, Norway and sails towards Iceland, Greenland, Canada and USA. Released by Sarah Blank, drakenexpeditionamerica.com On April 24, 2016, the world’s largest Viking ship, Draken Harald Hårfagre, set […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor Three Colorado residents reported UFO sightings during the month of April. Photos available for two of them are nearly identical. The first sighting reported via the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) occurred […]
Released by Romain Lacombe, Founder & CEO, Plume Labs Plume Labs, a technology company that helps individuals track and reduce their exposure to air pollution, is to launch the first ever flock of pollution-monitoring pigeons across London. […]
Mysterious Gaps in Vegetation Only Ever Seen in Southern Africa — Until Now Released by Susanne Hufe, UFZ press office The circular, barren patches of land, forming a highly regular pattern over the dry grassland of Namibia, were thought […]
The Guard From Above organization, based in The Netherlands, is working with the country’s Ministry of Security and Justice to protect their skies from hostile drones by sending eagles — large birds of prey — […]
Reported in the Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 2015, a bobcat appears to have been buried in a human-like, loving, and bejeweled fashion. The bobcat grave was discovered in Illinois, and dates back to somewhere around […]
While the Bible may say that the leopard will lie down with the goat, at an animal park in Russia it is a tiger that has adopted a goat as a bunk mate. Right around the date […]
Released by Brendan M. Lynch, KU News Service It’s a shocking discovery that may redefine how scientists interpret what it means to be an animal. This week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of […]
According to NASA, part of the make-up of NASA’s Curiosity rover is the ability to sing “Happy Birthday” every year on the anniversary of its Mars landing. The Rover celebrates its birthday on August 5. […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled its eighth hole on Mars, and its fifth since reaching Mount Sharp one year ago. The drilling of the hole 2.6-inches (65 millimeters) deep in a […]
By Laura Ost, NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have “teleported” or transferred quantum information carried in light particles over 100 kilometers (km) of optical fiber, four times farther than […]
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, reprinted from Fusion.net with permission Over the past few months, saiga antelopes have been dying out by the tens of thousands in Kazakhstan. Since May, about 120,000 have died, and that number […]
According to a recent report in the Mutual UFO Network’s reporting database at mufon.com, a UFO was sighted in Knightdale on two consecutive nights in August 2015. August 18, a triangular flying object with pulsing […]
Did you know there is an organization that cares for and trains oversized, African giant-pouched rats to do mine and disease detection? APOPO (www.apopo.org/en) is a non-profit that trains the large rats to detect landmines. […]
Originally published in The Grey Area newspaper (printed) August 1, 2011. ___________________________________________________________ By Frank and Kay Whatley In the July 1, 2011, issue of The Grey Area, we reported cougar sightings within Eastern North Carolina over […]
From the beginning of July 2015 through this printing (July 28), 16 UFO signing reports were filed with the Mutual UFO Network, MUFON, which collects data on worldwide sightings of UFOs. Of the 16 sightings […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor A few weeks ago, my youngest and I came across a strange sight: a beetle on the school sidewalk which measured more than two inches long. It looked more like an […]
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