A group of baboons that escaped a Texas research facility over the weekend propped up a barrel near a wall, climbed it and then fled their open-air enclosure, officials said Monday.
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{FD} Oceans’ mysterious magnetic field is mapped in stunning detail from space
Satellites circling Earth have mapped an elusive, invisible force in unprecedented detail: the magnetic field created by the currents in the planet’s salty oceans, according to new research.
{FD} What if the ocean’s climate-controlling ‘conveyor belt’ came to a halt?
Freak floods drown buildings, bone-chilling air flash-freezes pedestrians and ice encases the Statue of Liberty.
{FD} Greenland has a mysterious ‘dark zone’ — and it’s getting even darker
From above, Greenland’s ice sheet looks like a vast field of brilliant white — for the most part.
{FD} Exoplanet exploration: The search continues for new, exciting worlds
Thousands of fascinating new worlds have been discovered beyond our own solar system, ranging from supersize gas giant planets to small rocky bodies — and the search continues to better understand these distant worlds.
{FD} Asteroid the size of a football field makes ‘surprise’ flyby close to Earth
A football-sized asteroid – labeled 2018 GE3 – buzzed by Earth Sunday in one of the closest encounters we’ve seen in awhile.
{FD} Fishermen reel in ‘rare’ 10-foot shark off Florida coast
A group of tourists from Illinois wrestled with a 10-foot shortfin mako shark for more than hour before dragging the creature into their boat.
{FD} Asteroid the size of a football field makes ‘surprise’ flyby past Earth
A football-sized asteroid – labeled 2018 GE3 – buzzed by Earth Sunday in one of the closest encounters we’ve seen in awhile.
{FD} Alligator casually strolls around Florida motel: ‘Maybe he was just looking for the tiki bar’
An alligator was caught checking out rooms at a Quality Inn hotel in Sebring, Florida, over the weekend.
{FD} Mysterious 600-year-old dodgy dice discovered in medieval ‘gambling den’
Cheating is apparently as old as time itself, if the discovery of a mysterious 600-year-old dodgy dice is anything to go by.