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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.

This situation looks very much like the Texarkana event, which was caused by birds, likely cormorants, disgorging their last meals as they fled the stormy weather.

The artist's two recent shows in Seattle shook the ground so much that they registered on a nearby seismometer.

A mysterious purple plume that rose above the Portland skyline Thursday morning was most likely caused by a larger-than-normal amount of iodine in the waste stream at ecomaine's waste to energy plant, company officials said. The purple plume, tinged with pink, began rising from a stack at the plant on Blueberry Road in Portland around 9:20 a.m.

What puzzled astronomers worldwide was an object located just below the stars resembling a giant question mark

Shrimp fisherman Henk Kuiper has been reunited with an earring he lost at sea some 23 years ago, when it turned up on board another trawler, Dutch media reported on Friday. The earring features a silhouette of the trawler WR70 which actually sank some 36 years ago off the coast of Tereschelling and was of great sentimental value to Kuiper. He was on board at the time. “I still get shivers down my spine when I think about it,” he...

500-Million-Year-Old Sea Worm Named After ‘Dune’ Monster Was Unknown To Science Until Now: Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the "Spence Shale Lagerstätte" have revealed an ancient sea worm unknown to science until now.
https://www.ancientpages.com/2023/08/03/500-million-year-old-sea-worm-dune/

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According to a research letter published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Central Florida reported among the highest rates of leprosy in the United States. The region accounted for 81% of cases in Florida and nearly 1 out of 5 leprosy cases nationwide.

Mexico is attempting to seed its clouds to produce more rainfall – a controversial strategy that many scientists remain skeptical of.

It was not exactly a ticking time bomb, but left alone, the foaming watermelon on Julie Raines’ kitchen counter could have become a fruity explosive device.

The false campaign by environmental activists claimed that the toy giant was launching a new line of decomposable Barbies and would stop using plastic by 2030. Some news outlets, including People, The Washington Times and Dow Jones Newswires, fell for the fake campaign, publishing articles on the new dolls.

Looking for sustainable funeral options? Alkaline hydrolysis, a form of body liquification, is catching on in the US.

Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America. They even get more credence than hell.

Caecilian mothers grow a fatty skin layer for their babies to tear off and eat.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2424674

After an investigation, officials determined the packages did not contain explosives or other dangerous materials and seemed to be a science project.

What's up this week? It's hellishly hot but some people will deny it. A door to heaven opens, whales dance, a piano plays in the forest. And more.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2293175

Not a creature. Not an alien or any of the other dumb suggestions. It's likely a piece of intestine.

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Police had used drones, helicopters and infrared cameras in their search but called it off after consulting with experts.