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Kyle Burgess managed to capture the harrowing six-minute incident on film before escaping unscathed. Wikimedia CommonsMountain lions, or cougars, are a protected species in Utah. On the evening of October 10, Utah resident Kyle Burgess went for a run — and ended up running for his life from a female mountain lion. The 26-year-old not only escaped with his life, but he also captured the harrowing experience on film, which has since riled up viewers....

Source: Blogspot Let’s just put this on record right now; I am a HUGE fan of science fiction. It’s the best genre ever invented, it allows geniuses to tell stories in a way that couldn’t be told otherwise, and it’s responsible for making a star out of Jeri Ryan. Thank you, H.G. Welles.Source: Trek Core But science fiction has a problem; it’s written by humans, for humans, and humans suck. By that, I mean that ordinary people write stories about far-off worlds and exotic technology without necessarily knowing anything about science, so the work they do is riddled with inaccuracies and, frankly, magic....

We tend to think that humans can have the most disruptive impact on the planet. As these volcanic eruptions show, that’s really not the case. Tungurahua volcano, Ecuador. JUAN CEVALLOS/AFP/Getty Images On May 18, 1980, the rumblings of Washington’s Mount St. Helens finally culminated in an eruption that lasted nine hours — and with a force 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The mountain lost 14 percent of its elevation and the blast killed everything within 230 miles....

Park Officials are urging tourists to refrain from using the geysers as natural garbage cans. Yellowstone National Park FacebookThe assortment of human trash found in the aftermath of Ear Spring’s eruption. The spectacle one expects to find at a Yellowstone eruption doesn’t normally include a barrage of human materials. But one such eruption on September 15 yielded just that when an unprecedented amount of trash spewed forth at a vertical height of about 30 feet from a previously dormant geyser....

The first African American fashion designer to open a store on Madison Avenue, Ann Lowe was known as “society’s best-kept secret” in New York. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Ann Lowe at work in 1962. On Sept. 12, 1953, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier floated down the aisle in a cloud of ivory-colored taffeta and tiny wax flowers toward her husband-to-be, John F. Kennedy. Her stunning wedding gown drew worldwide approval. But the woman behind the dress, a Black fashion designer named Ann Lowe, lingered uncredited in the shadows....

Research across three U.K. zoos showed that captive otters will start to juggle more as feeding time approaches. Oregon Coast AquariumA new study examined why otters seem to love tossing around rocks and sticks and came up with some surprising results. Otters are known for their playful demeanor and have even been observed “juggling” pieces of wood and rocks, especially when living in captivity. But scientists had known little about why they did this — until now....

Only five out of 650 killifish eggs survived the long journey through the swan’s digestive tract intact. And only one of them hatched. Scientists have discovered that killifish eggs can survive the journey through a bird’s digestive tract which could explain how these fish inhabit remote water locations. Haven’t you ever wanted to see what would happen to a fish egg after a bird eats it and poops it out? No?...

In 1778, Frances Slocum was abducted by the Delaware tribe in Pennsylvania. She later married into the Miami tribe — and decided to never return home. George Winter/Wikimedia CommonsA portrait of Frances Slocum from 1839. In 1778, Delaware Indian warriors raided a white settlement in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania. When they left, they carried off bundles of bread and sugar — and a five-year-old girl named Frances Slocum. For nearly 60 years, the Slocum family wondered what had happened to their daughter....

While remastering images taken during the 1971 mission to the Moon, a golf ball that Alan Shepard launched into space was found 40 yards from where he’d hit it. NASAIn the center of this wide shot restored by imaging specialist Andy Saunders is Alan Shepard’s golf ball. When Apollo 14 landed on the moon on Feb. 6, 1971, humankind had already been there several times, but Commander Alan Shepard nonetheless managed to accomplish the unprecedented — by teeing off just outside the lunar lander....

For 27 years, Valentino Dixon sat in prison for a murder he did not commit. While behind bars, he began to draw golf courses — which would play an important role in his eventual release. Golf DigestValentino Dixon After spending 27 years locked away in prison for a murder he did not commit, Valentino Dixon is now free. On Sept. 19, 48-year-old Dixon walked free after his murder conviction was vacated by New York’s Erie County Court, The New York Times reported....

On October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs died after a battle with a rare pancreatic cancer at age 56. But he may have lived longer if he sought proper medical care in time. When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, his doctors advised him to seek surgery as soon as possible. Instead, he delayed the procedure for nine months and attempted to treat himself with alternative medicine....

One of the participants claims he faked his cries for help so he could get out of it. Prisonexp.comVideo footage of the experiment. “I mean, Jesus Christ, I’m burning up inside! Don’t you know? I want to get out! This is all fucked up inside! I can’t stand another night! I just can’t take it anymore!” Screamed from within a closet by tortured 22-year-old grad student Douglas Korpi, those words are infamous in the psychological community....

Under the code of omertà, anyone who spoke to the police was marked for torture and death — and so were their families. To countless Mafiosi, ‘Ndranghetisti, and Camorristi, the rule by which they lived and died was simple and summed up with a single word, omertà: “Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without police protection is both....

Ever wondered why your toiled flushes in a certain way? Many say it’s an example of the Coriolis effect at work, but we think otherwise. How science affects your stalls. Have you ever wondered why the water in your toilet (or other bathroom fixtures, for that matter) always drains in a certain direction and not the other? If you did, you might have heard that it has something to do with the Coriolis effect....

These cruise line sightseers moved into the bears’ turf. And when one bear attacked an armed guard, another guard shot the bear dead. Gustav Busch Arntsen/Governor of Svalbard/NTB Scanpix via APPolar bear after being shot by guard on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago on July 28, 2018. What was supposed to be a fun sightseeing trip turned deadly when a polar bear was shot and killed by a guard from a German cruise line, which is now facing intense backlash....

When border agents searched the 16-year-old’s belongings, they discovered he was a U.S. citizen — with 55 pounds of meth. U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionIn the age of recreational drones, using a land-based vehicle to smuggle drugs almost seems antiquated. As the endless War on Drugs wages on, another inevitable arrest has been made. According to CBS News, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in San Diego arrested a 16-year-old boy who tried using a remote-controlled car to smuggle methamphetamine across the border....

While Lee Kuan Yew ushered in an era of wealth for Singapore, it came it a high cost. Open markets do not equal open societies. Flowers left in memorial of Lee Kuan Yew following his death in March 2015. Source: Flickr In 1989, the Chinese government massacred hundreds of protesters who had gathered at Tiananmen Square. A few years after the slaughter in Beijing, Singaporean political leader Lee Kuan Yew told an interviewer, “If you believe there is going to be a revolution of some sort in China for democracy, you are wrong....

A beautiful visual tour of eight utterly breathtaking and incredible rock formations from across the world: 12 Apostles, Australia Scattered along the scenic Great Ocean Road in Australia, the 12 Apostles formation is the result of the Southern Ocean’s harsh weather conditions eroding the existing landscape. Beginning 10 to 20 million years ago, the constant erosion of the limestone cliffs caused caves to form within them. These caves eventually became arches and ultimately collapsed into the isolated stacks of rock seen today....

Photographer Beth Moon has trekked the world to capture the majesty of the world’s most ancient trees, and we are so happy she did. “Avenue of the Baobabs” Not too long ago, billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson created a challenge for the world: Branson would offer millions to the individual who could create a device capable of capturing carbon dioxide emissions in the most efficient way possible. Too bad for Branson that those devices already exist in nature, and they’re known as trees....

Scotland considers pardon for people accused of witchcraft centuries ago, ancient toilet uncovered in Israel, medieval runes found in Norway. Scotland May Finally Be About To Pardon The 4,000 People Tried For Witchcraft 400 Years Ago Wikimedia CommonsBetween the passage of the Scottish Witchcraft Act in 1563 and its repeal in 1735, five major witch hunts saw some 4,000 accused and about 2,600 of them tortured and killed. Scotland’s first major witch hunt broke out in North Berwick in 1590 after King James VI accused the town’s residents of casting a spell that caused a storm responsible for delaying the ship carrying his bride....