Offbeat

Offbeat

Tony Scott stands with the pumpkin he grew in his Wappingers Falls, NY, backyard on 17 September 2025. Photo: UNB/AP/Shelby Lum

The science behind growing a giant pumpkin

Across the United States, growers like Scott push the limits of plant growth each fall, cultivating colossal pumpkins that can exceed 2,000 pounds

This image provided by Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project shows a life-size rock carving of a camel, in a desert in northern Saudi Arabia in 2023. Photo: AP/UNB

Scientists discover ancient life-size animal rock art in Saudi Arabia

Google Doodle's cricket-themed logo.

Google celebrates ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 opener with vibrant doodle

Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Mahrous, better known as Kabonga, pulls a 700-ton ship across the water with a rope held only by his teeth at the marina of the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. Photo: Amr Nabil/AP

Egyptian 'strongman' pulls 700-ton ship with his teeth—and isn’t stopping there

An early stage of an icy body being torn apart by the intense gravity of a white dwarf -a highly compact stellar ember- leaving glowing trails of gas and dust, as its fragments spiral inward, is seen in this handout illustration released on September 24, 2025. Snehalata Sahu/University of Warwick/Handout via REUTERS

Astronomers spot white dwarf that guzzled a Pluto-like world

Attendees take selfies in front of an AI hologram of comic book writer Stan Lee projected into a Proto Epic device during L.A. Comic Con in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

AI hologram of Marvel comic legend Stan Lee debuts at LA Comic Con

Representational image: Collected

Earth may be giving the Moon a case of rust: scientists

Some flame-retardant fabrics are made by adding inherent flame-resistant fibers. Photo: Collected

Chinese company creates fabric for firefighters that can withstand 2,192°F heat

The first cohort of residents to stay in South Korea's Don't Worry Village. Photo: Empty Public Space

'Don't Worry Village': Where young South Koreans escape long work hours, loneliness

Mark S Zuckerberg Vs Mark E Zuckerberg. Illustration: TBS

Zuckerberg vs Zuckerberg: Meta sued over account shutdowns

Kermit sipping tea, from a popular meme. Photo: Collected

Afraid of being sacked for calling your boss a 'd**khead'? UK tribunal says not

The Arches of Anguilla. Photo collected from Forbes.

How tiny Caribbean island earning millions from .ai domain amid AI boom

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un steps off a train during a visit to a flood-affected area near the border with China, in North Pyongan Province, North Korea, in this undated photo released 31 July 2024 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

The slow train from North Korea: How Kim Jong Un travels to China