Nine experienced cross-country skiers hurriedly left their tent on a Urals slope in the middle of the night at around -30 degrees Celsius, casting aside skis, food, boots and most of their clothes. Soon they would be dead, many of them with unexplained physical injuries more suited to car crash victims, and dosed with radiation. Their deaths are still unexplained, 49 years later. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Mysterious clouds that form at high altitudes over polar regions are to be studied for the first time by a scientific satellite that is specifically designed for the task. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Voynich Manuscript has been a thus far untranslated tome filled with an unknown script, written by an unknown author, in some unknown language. Over the years, countless numbers of cryptographers have tested their mettle against this mysterious book and failed.
So what secrets does the Voynich Manuscript contain? Is it just some elaborate hoax?
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Deaths from skin cancer and heatstroke could soar and Britain could be blighted by malaria, salmonella and a host of other heat-loving diseases as global warming takes its toll, officials have warned. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

New data by Israel-based emergency response organization Hatzalah shows terror-related deaths have fallen while rocket-inflicted injuries have spiked. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Or if you would like, sheets or even toilet paper. Order your skin clothing here at SkinBag. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A cow tongue, stuffed with a photo and notes and found buried near Longmont is only one of many cow tongues in recent weeks which stirred up curiosity across the country. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Antimatter, which annihilates matter upon contact, seems to be rare in the universe. Still, for decades, scientists had clues that a vast cloud of antimatter lurked in space, but they did not know where it came from. The mysterious source of this antimatter has now been discovered -- stars getting ripped apart by neutron stars and black holes. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A new study by an international team of public health researchers documents the devastating impact of alcohol abuse on Russia — showing that drinking caused more than half of deaths among Russians aged 15 to 54 in the turbulent era following the Soviet collapse. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

A huge mysterious medieval book, penned by a Benedictine monk on animal skin with bizarre devilish illustration and incantation. But who has the missing pages, and why? picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Authorities found the body of a missing hiker Monday, hours after a judge denied bond to the man accused of kidnapping her in the mountains of northern Georgia.

*Sadly, this was not a surprise ending but I was hoping she'd be found still alive nonetheless. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A Russian drilling rig has penetrated through more than two miles of Antarctic ice and is within about 70 meters of a huge subglacial lake that may harbor microbial colonies that are unlike anything ever seen on Earth. It's an exciting time for some scientists, and a matter of concern to others. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It might not be “the” twilight zone depicted on television many years ago, but a real one has been discovered in the earth’s atmosphere. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

An invisible donut of trapped, hot particles surrounding Saturn is all bent out of shape--a finding that astronomers can't yet explain. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago