Back in 1976, several reports of a large owl-like creature sparked a legend that continues to endure to this day. One of the most bizarre creature leg… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336445/the-strange-case-of-the-cornish-owlman…
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What is pareidolia?
Seeing a dog in a patch of clouds, or a face in the moon, are examples of what’s called pareidolia. Look here for photos to test your own ability to see things that aren’t there. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/seeing-things-that-arent-there…
Volunteer ‘ghosts’ ensure Indonesia lockdown
A bizarre new scheme has seen volunteers dress up as ghosts to scare people into staying inside their homes. Enforcing social distancing during the co… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336346/volunteer-ghosts-ensure-indonesia-lockdown…
The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses
An alligator carcass dropped in the deep ocean reveals the bizarre ecosystems of the seabed – including zombie worms that fed on prehistoric reptiles Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632780-800-the-extraordinary-deep-sea-lifeforms-that-feast-on-sunken-carcasses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Ripples on Pluto hint at subsurface ocean
A new study of unusual ripples on Pluto’s far side add to the evidence for a subsurface ocean on this distant and cold dwarf planet. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/pluto-subsurface-ocean-new-horizons…
Frogs’ skulls are more bizarre (and beautiful) than you ever imagined
Remarkable images capture a wide range of spikes, spines, bumps and pits in the skulls of frogs. Source: https://www.livescience.com/frogs-skulls-photos-dragons.html
Molten Iron Rain Falls Through the Skies of Scorching-Hot Exoplanet
A new study reports that iron rain likely falls through the thick, turbulent air of WASP-76 b, a bizarre “ultrahot Jupiter” that lies about 640 light-years from the sun, in the constellation Pisces. Space.com reports: WASP-76 b zips around its host star once every 1.8 Earth days, an orbit so tight that the gaseous planet is “tidally locked,” always showing the…
‘Space snowman’ is two stars merging together
Astronomers have identified a ‘bizarre’ ultra-massive white dwarf star that may be more than meets the eye. Known as WDJ0551+4135, this intriguing obj… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335164/space-snowman-is-two-stars-merging-together…
Two stars merged to form massive white dwarf
A massive white dwarf star with a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere could be two white dwarfs merged together according to an international team led by University of Warwick astronomers, and only narrowly avoided destruction. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-03-stars-merged-massive-white-dwarf.html…
Bizarre sea creature fished up by Texas angler
This unusual looking creature was recently caught in the waters off Port Isabel to the south of Corpus Christi. Resembling a colorful cross between a … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335000/bizarre-sea-creature-fished-up-by-texas-angler…