The Story A man from the United Kingdom has cultivated one of the most deadly plants in the world in his home. Botanist Daniel Emlyn-Jones grew the plant in a cage for good reason: even gentle contact with the foliage can cause excruciating agony, so much so that it has become the substance of legend. […]
The story The world’s most lucrative parasite prefers ghost moth larvae, but it’s much too prevalent. The world’s most lucrative parasite lives within the larvae of ghost moths, which it infects throughout the summer when the caterpillars are underground. During the next several months, the body-snatching fungus will steadily eat away at its host before
The Story Do you have a plant nearby? Is it yelling? The fact is that if you’re behind on your botanical care, it may be; the human ear simply can’t hear it. According to a new study, plants can produce ultrasonic noises that are beyond the range of the human ear, and these distress signals
the Story Andy Hackett knew he’d landed a huge one. The British fisherman tried for 25 minutes to land his catch while fishing in Bluewater Lakes in Champagne, France. He thought he’d caught “The Carrot,” a legendary huge goldfish. Hackett had, in fact, caught and reeled in the 67-pound leather carp and koi hybrid fish,
The story A stone-throwing onlooker repelled the hippo, and the youngster was transported to the hospital. Hippos are arguably the world’s most hazardous beasts, although few people in the West realize it. This is not easy to ignore for individuals who live in areas where amphibious animals wander freely — particularly when these frightening beasts
The doctors put their own lives in danger by using some unorthodox methods in order to prevent the explosive from going off. Recently, Ukrainian military physicians performed a rare and risky operation: they removed a live, unexploded explosive from the thorax of a patient. “Not every wound in the heart region is lethal!” said Ukrainian
the story Jhonatan Acosta went lost in the Amazon jungle in January after hunting with companions; he reappeared 31 days later with an astonishing survival story. Jhonatan Acosta, 30, reappeared from the Amazon jungle in Bolivia on February 25, 2023, a month after going missing while hunting. He informed rescuers that he ate insects and
The Story The poisonous claws of the hairy frog were found about 1900, but it wasn’t until after the turn of the century that scientists learned how these unusual amphibians create them – or break them if you will. In fact, when irritated, the hairy frog (Trichobatrachus) destroys its own toe bones, resulting in a
The Story In Minnesota in 1980, on New Year’s Eve, a man named Wally Nelson found the body of his friend in the snow near his house. Jean Hilliard’s car had broken down on the way home to her parent’s house after a night out. She was 19 years old. She went out into the
this is true of a girl who “survived” (resurrected) from being frozen for 6 hours. Read More »
The Story A mother almost died for an hour, but she was revived and now shares her “amazing” experience. On January 29, 2021, Kirsty Bortoft, 49, was discovered unconscious on the couch in her living room with her eyes open but “lifeless,” in the words of her fiance, Stu. She had signed out for the
