We’ve heard of lock downs for criminals with guns, stranger people on campus, and the like. But a ninja? Public schools in Barnegat, New Jersey were locked down temporarily after someone reported a seeing a ninja running through the woods behind an elementary school. Worried, school officials wanted to make sure the ninja wasn’t an [...]

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53-year-old Tim Egan and his nephew were bicycling in Boulder, Colorado on Tuesday in order to train for the Triple Bypass Bike Race when they had a run in with an animal. The two were going down a hill at about 45 mph when Egan saw a big blur rush out from the trees. At [...]

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Think global warming is no big deal? Have you ever thought about Santa’s home? According to National Geographic, scientists are reporting that the North Pole might be free of ice for the first time in recorded history this summer, due to dramatic global climate change. Those maps and globes showing the arctic as a solid [...]

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According to biologists at Harvard University, some African frogs can morph their toes into claws by puncturing their own skin with sharp bones. The bones are sharp enough to wound predators and protect the frogs from danger, but obviously it’s using sparingly since it requires the bone to pierce the skin on their feet. These [...]

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For those that don’t know, “The Fast and the Furious” featured a group of thieves that would overtake semi-trucks on the road, hijack them, and steal the expensive electronics on-board. Well, it seems that a group of thieves from Romania got the idea to do this for real as the group travelled to Germany to [...]

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According to the BBC, Dubai will soon feature a revolutionary new type of building with a constantly shifting shape. The Dynamic Tower will have revolving floors and 80 stories, with each apartment in the building capable of spinning an entire 360 degrees through a voice command. Not only will the building be a shape-shifter, but [...]

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The Carnegie Science Center’s Titanic exhibit was closed today due to flooding caused the bursting of an eight-inch water pipe. The burst occurred outside the center beneath a sidewalk, sending water into the exhibit space. Luckily, the exhibits higher level caused water to gather at the lobby and gift shop, protecting the Titanic’s artifacts from [...]

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Earlier we wrote about journalist Vlado Taneski who was being held in prison while police collected evidence against him regarding the murders of several women. Police believed Taneski murdered the women for the stories as he promptly gave detailed accounts of the events in his stories. Anyway, officials have now reported the death of Taneski [...]

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