Stephanie Valera
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Here's Everything Coming to Netflix in October 2019
Spooky Season is upon us, and while Netflix has new horror offerings just in time for Halloween, including the nature-is-scary thriller (courtesy of Stephen King) In the Tall Grass, the haunted house flick Eli, … → Read More
Watch: Stunning Deep-Sea Soft Corals Look Like Underwater Fireworks
Researchers got a close-up look at one of the world’s most stunning deep-sea inhabitants when they spotted Iridigorgia while exploring an unnamed seamount in the Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument. Iridigorgia are … → Read More
Monster, 400-Pound Feral Hog Captured at Texas Golf Course
He probably won’t fit in the golf cart: Trappers removed a massive feral hog, estimated to weigh about 400 pounds, from a golf course in San Antonio, Texas last week. But capturing the … → Read More
'Misidentified' Giant Salamander Could Be World's Biggest Amphibian
A museum specimen that has been misidentified for more than 70 years has turned out to be a new species of giant salamander that could be the world’s biggest amphibian, researchers say. The … → Read More
'Seinfeld' Is Coming to Netflix in 2021
With Friends leaving Netflix in 2020, and The Office saying its own farewell in 2021, the streaming giant needs something big to fill that big, sitcom-binge hole. Well, they got it. Netflix has … → Read More
Watch: Deep-Sea Octopus 'Billows Like a Circus Tent' in Pacific Ocean
A rarely-seen, deep-sea octopus put on a stunning show for researchers exploring portions of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. A Cirroteuthid octopus, which typically swims or drifts near the seabed at depths … → Read More
Extremely Rare, Two-Colored Lobster Found in Maine
A fisherman had a one-in-50-million find when he discovered a rare, two-colored lobster off the coast of Maine on Friday. Daryl Dunham, captain of the fishing vessel Force of Habit, discovered the lobster, … → Read More
Rare, Gray Orca Calf Spotted in California
Whale watchers in Monterey Bay, California got a rare — and adorable — surprise when they spotted a tiny, gray, newborn orca calf swimming with a pod of about 10 orca whales last … → Read More
Russia's Humanoid Robot Returns Safely to Earth
Russia’s Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft, which was carrying a life-sized, artificially-intelligent, humanoid robot among other gear and supplies, returned safely to Earth on Friday. The uncrewed spacecraft landed back on Earth after parachuting into … → Read More
This Apartment-Like Camper Van Could Be the Future of Van Life
What does the future of camper vans look like? A German firm has unveiled a sleek concept vehicle that imagines van life in the year 2025. Hymer’s VisionVenture, which recently made its debut … → Read More
Watch: Guy Catches iPhone in Midair While Riding Roller Coaster
Not all heroes wear capes. Some are just roller coaster-riding guys with lightning-fast reflexes. New Zealander Samuel Kempf recently proved this when he caught an iPhone in midair while riding a roller coaster — … → Read More
Loch Ness Monster Could Be a Giant Eel, Scientists Say
A plesiosaur? A sturgeon? A wandering shark from Greenland? Previous suggestions for what could be behind the sightings of the fabled Loch Ness monster have just been discounted. Scientists say the creatures behind … → Read More
Skywatchers May Have Seen STEVE, Not Aurora, Lighting Up the Sky
Skywatchers in parts of the northern United States were treated to views of the northern lights, or aurora borealis, over the Labor Day weekend. But the aurora may not have been the only … → Read More
North Carolina's Wild Horses to Ride Out Hurricane Dorian With "Butts to the Wind"
Like the alligators and crocodiles of Florida’s Gatorland, the wild horses of North Carolina’s Outer Banks won’t be evacuating for Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to crawl near or offshore from the US … → Read More
TSA Reverses Ban on 'Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge' Coca-Cola Bottles
Good news for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge visitors that want to take their souvenirs home with them: After an earlier ban, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will now officially allow the “thermal detonator”-shaped … → Read More
Here's What It's Like to Fly Inside the Eye of Hurricane Dorian
As Hurricane Dorian pounded the northwest Bahamas as a Category 5 over the weekend causing devastation across parts of the islands, NOAA and the US Air Force captured footage from inside the eye of … → Read More
Fall TV 2019 Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows
Summer may be over, but it also means the 2019-20 TV season is upon us. And what a season it will be. New shows such as HBO’s Watchmen, The CW’s Batwoman, Shudder’s Creepshow, … → Read More
Watch: Here's How Florida's Gatorland Is Preparing for Hurricane Dorian
As Floridians brace for Dorian, the Category 5 hurricane that pounded northwest Bahamas and is crawling toward a long swath of the US East Coast this week, the animals of Gatorland theme park and … → Read More
'Joker' Gets Eight-Minute Standing Ovation at World Premiere
Here’s something that will make the Joker himself smile even bigger. After the world premiere of the new DC origins story starring Joaquin Phoenix at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, Joker had … → Read More
Watch: Deputies Help Bear Family Rescue Cub Trapped in Dumpster
A food-hunting outing turned into a rescue operation, when a family of bears found one of their own trapped inside a dumpster near a motel in Kings Beach in Placer County, California. In … → Read More