BIZARRE: 19 | Mind Blowing Facts

Four medaka fish flew aboard Columbia in 1994 to test whether vertebrates could reproduce without gravity; they laid 43 eggs and eight baby fish hatched in space

Astronaut Chiaki Mukai took four medaka fish into space in July 1994 as part of an experiment to study reproduction in microgravity. The fish laid eggs during the mission, with eight of 43 identified eggs hatching in space. After returning to Earth, the adult fish gradually recovered, while the young…

The Times of India · Aug 24

Iceland's moment of reckoning: What the referendum means for the EU

Iceland votes Saturday on resuming EU membership talks. A "Yes" would restart negotiations with Brussels, with fisheries likely to emerge as the key sticking point. A "No" could provide a setback for the EU's enlargement drive.

Euronews · Aug 24

Tanzania Serengeti and Zanzibar: The Africa Safari Indian Travellers Keep Postponing and Should Book

The list that never becomes a ticketYou have had this trip on your mind for a while. Maybe since you watched a wildlife documentary and the Serengeti looked so enormous and so quiet that you felt something shift. Maybe since a colleague came back from Tanzania and you asked too…

Times Life · Aug 24

California beach closed after 58-foot fishing boat carrying 1,000 gallons of diesel runs aground at Point Reyes National Seashore - What we know so far

A fishing vessel ran aground at Point Reyes National Seashore early Friday. Approximately one thousand gallons of diesel fuel were aboard the vessel. Federal, state, and local agencies are coordinating a response to the incident. The beach remains temporarily closed to the public for safety reasons. Officials are working to…

The Economic Times · Aug 23

Massachusetts fishermen first thought they hooked a shark. Then the fight intensified enough to leave holes on the boat: ‘Catch of a lifetime’

Less than 150 pounds shy of the world record.

We Got This Covered · Aug 22

In 2025, Mowi launched Chile’s first floating-solar salmon farm. 1 year later, solar and batteries cover 57% of its power needs and are expected to cut diesel use by 36,750 gallons a year

A salmon farm in Chile now uses floating solar panels and batteries. This system provides about fifty-seven percent of the farm’s annual electricity needs. It is expected to save approximately thirty-six thousand seven hundred fifty gallons of diesel fuel yearly. This initiative also significantly reduces carbon emissions and fuel delivery…

The Economic Times · Aug 22

Fishermen land 1,260lb ‘largest blue marlin caught on US east coast’

A pair of fishermen fought for three hours to land what is thought to be the largest Atlantic blue marlin ever caught on the US east coast.

The Independent UK · Aug 22

The latest cooperative craze is a physics-based fishing simulator where you can launch your catch into the air and no-scope it with a sniper rifle

How to Fish sounds ridiculous.

PC Gamer · Aug 22

Man catches 1260-pound Atlantic blue marlin believed to break East Coast record

‘People fish their entire lives and never come close to a catch like this, hats off to Captain Damon Sacco and the crew on the catch of a lifetime’

The Independent UK · Aug 21

Midway Atoll eradicated invasive rats after Bonin petrels had fallen to fewer than 5,000 nesting pairs; by 2008 the seabird colony had rebounded to more than 135,000 pairs

Invasive rats were removed from Midway Atoll, which had devastated native seabird populations. Bonin petrel numbers surged from under five thousand to over one hundred thirty-five thousand pairs. This eradication effort also allowed native vegetation to recover and stabilize the fragile islands. However, invasive house mice later emerged as a…

The Times of India · Aug 21