Repurposing dead spiders, counting cadaver nose hairs win Ig Nobels for comical scientific feats
Counting nose hairs in cadavers, repurposing dead spiders and explaining why scientists lick rocks, are among the winning achievements in this year's Ig Nobels,...
Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Bounding through a darkened city park, a lemur managed to stay one step ahead of police officers armed only with...
Wandering bull moose is captured in downtown Santa Fe, moved to habitat in northern...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A wandering bull moose was captured in downtown Santa Fe and relocated to a suitable habitat in northern New...
Montenegro police probe who built underground tunnel leading to court depot holding drugs, and...
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police in Montenegro said Tuesday they have launched an investigation after an underground tunnel was discovered linking an apartment building...
Robbery suspect who eluded capture in a vehicle, on a bike and a sailboat...
A Vermont armed robbery suspect who police say eluded capture in the past week in a vehicle, on a stolen bike, on foot and...
Human skull found in Goodwill donation box in Arizona; police say no apparent link...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — It’s probably not the strangest item ever donated to a Goodwill store. But employees of a thrift store in the...
Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in Atlantic Ocean faces federal charges
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after...
China authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator
China's Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who...
Alaska couple reunited with cat 26 days after home collapsed into river swollen by...
ANCHORAGE, ALaska (AP) — A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions when their house collapsed into...
Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo
DENVER (AP) — A fancy-looking French angelfish that was found one day with a funny float has its buoyancy back after taking some time...