When weird fungal epidemics crop up in far-flung places, scientists work together to unravel how the microscopic murderers ...

Across the planet, people have a special talent for turning the simplest things into wild, unforgettable competitions. From rolling cheese down a steep hill to paddling across lakes in pumpkins, these ...

This is the kind of question explored in New Weird fiction, a genre where ecosystems mutate, landscapes rebel and the line ...

Around the world, fearless contenders step up for bragging rights in contests that test nerve, endurance and sheer absurdity. They roll, crawl and sweat their way through the world’s oddest challenges ...

At first glance, the blobfish, also known as a flathead sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus), looks like a pinkish, gelatinous blob with a droopy mouth and a sagging nose. It looks even worse when it is ...

GUATEMALA CITY — Some problems seem too big for normal folks to handle. When the earth’s rotation needed to be reversed to bring Lois Lane back to life, it took Superman to get it done. When the ...

(WPRI) — Did you see the strange, swirling light floating in the sky Tuesday evening? No, it wasn’t aliens. The European Space Agency launched a weather-monitoring satellite and the swirl was caused ...

Around the world, fearless contenders step up for bragging rights in contests that test nerve, endurance and sheer absurdity. They roll, crawl and sweat their way through the world’s oddest challenges ...