This illustration of a cat at the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest known depictions of cats in China, dating back to 168 BC. Indications on the fur suggest that it is a leopard cat rather than…
(Image credit: Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images) The emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI) – an AI system with greater intelligence than humans and capable of solving a variety of problems efficiently – is a matter of time, not probability, according to…
Is the myth that elephants deliberately die in 'graveyards' true? (Image credit: VEAM Visuals via Getty Images) According to legend, when an elephant realizes that its time is coming to an end, it returns to a certain place to leave…
(Image credit: Jack Hudson) You are holding two shrunken human brains, each dripping with formaldehyde. Look at one, then at the other. Can you tell which is female and which is male? You can't. Humans have been looking for sex…
Video: Woman cuts bone on foot into birthday cake after surgery After having a bunion removed, Claudia Sheed's friend surprised her by baking a cake in the shape of a foot – with a bunion. Discuss how to present your…
Houston-based Intuitive Machines successfully launched its lunar lander for the second time at 7:16 p.m. ET Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to SpaceNews, the IM-2 was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which carried the lunar…