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Grief-Stricken Cat Spends a Year by Owner’s Grave

Warning: This story will give you all the feels. All of them. But here goes. An entire year has gone by since this cat’s owner passed away, but the adorable kitty hasn’t left the grave since. Keli Keningau Prayitno of Central Java, Indonesia, heard the cries of mourning and tried to bring the cat home...

According to the WWF, We’ll Have 67% Fewer Animals Within 5 Short Years

According the the most recent “Living Planet Report” from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), we are entering the so-called Anthropocene period – in which human activity has irreversibly altered the geology and ecosystems of the planet – and it’s likely to spark the biggest mass extinctions since the time...

Chris Hardwick and @Midnight Crack (Up) the Twitterverse with Hashtag Wars

So, I enjoy Jimmy Fallon’s Hashtag Game to no end – Twitter is at it’s best when it’s A) Being snarky, and B) Trying to get noticed by celebrities. Chris Hardwick, the host of Comedy Central’s @Midnight (which has found itself in the spotlight of post-Daily Show glow ever since The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore...

Do You Have the Pokémon GO Post-Halloween Blues?

Pokémon GO’s first in-game event was no doubt a huge success. The game shot back up in the earnings charts as a result of the event. Candy was being thrown out like you were a kid at a parade. Life was good. Now, here we are after the event, and Pokémon GO has gone back...

Niantic Announces Big Changes To Egg Hatches & Common Spawns

Trainers! Our frustration with seeing so many Pidgeys, Rattatas, and Zubats has been heard, and Niantic has made some changes. From their official Twitter feed… Professor Willow has discovered that you may encounter other Pokémon where Pidgey, Rattata, and Zubat were previously more commonly found. — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 3, 2016 Not only that,...

How Will Niantic Introduce Ditto to Pokémon GO Players? Theories Abound

So, we’re all pretty sure that Ditto is eventually going to show up. I mean, there was definitely a Ditto in that 1 km egg Niantic sent to a dude named Cash after he lost some items during a server crash: The fact that the avatar didn’t pop up after the egg hatched was a...

VIDEO: Conan’s Pokémon GO Parody App

To coincide with the talk show host’s week-long stint at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, the Conan show released an app called “Catch Coco” on iOS and Android, where you can search NYC for AR (“augmented reality”) versions of Conan eating 15 different sandwiches. I caught a Conan! Download the Catch Coco app to catch Conan eating...

This Star Is Shooting Super-Heated Blobs of Plasma Twice the Size of Mars into Space

A bizarre star 1,200 light-years from Earth looks like it’s shooting enormous plasma balls twice the size of Mars into space, according to scientists. Star specialists at NASA used the Hubble Space Telescope, andRaghvendra Sahai of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, research led the research.The Astrophysical Journal published the results. (No word on if...

Beware of Falling Space Rock: The Story of the Only Confirmed Person to Be Struck by a Meteorite

Only one person in recorded history has ever been confirmed to have been hit by a meteorite. One. That means you’d have a better chance of winning the lottery and being struck by lightning at the same time than you would having a space rock cause you bodily harm. Her name was Ann Hodges, and...

3 Ancient Legends Based on Reality

Some stories are so far outside the box that a healthy dose of “Yeah, right,” is perfectly in order. Sometimes, however, true events inspire great legends. Our ancestors made up stories to explain what they did not understand, and those stories have lasted through millennia. Atlantis Let’s start with one of the most famous myths...

Dreams Are Freaking Amazing: 6 Facts about the Magic in Your Mind and How to Control It

#6. Dreams evolve with technology. Source #5. They can become reality. Source #4. For animals, dreams are basically normal life. Source Check this out: Whoa!

Driver Convicted in Japan’s First Pokémon GO Vehicle Fatality

With the release of Pokémon GO this summer, hoards of people got out of their houses and into the streets hunting the virtual monsters. Parks were filled with people, faces glued to their phones. And, unfortunately, some chose to ignore the many warnings against playing while driving. Keiji Goo was one of these players, and his mistake ended...

Nothing Returns Alive from This Lake Under the Sea

3,300 feet below the ocean, at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, lies a deadly lake five times saltier than the water surrounding it. Not only that, but it contains toxic concentrations of both methane and hydrogen sulfide, which keep it from mixing with the normal water flowing around it. Scientists have dubbed it...

There’s a Fossil of a Bug Inside a Lizard Inside a Snake. Yup.

Everyone knows fossils can be preserved bones or footprints. Sometimes, though, they come in the form of a bug within a lizard within a snake, all perfectly petrified in a volcanic lake. About 48 million years ago, an ancient iguana was chillin’, maxin’, relaxin’ all cool one day in prehistoric Germany. It had just managed to find a colorful...