Venice mayor calls out 'imbeciles' surfing Italian city's historic canals
Incensed by two people he saw as making a mockery of Venice, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro offered a free dinner to anyone who could help bring them to justice.
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What a pest! Spotted lanternflies are spreading in the U.S.
State officials are calling on residents to get involved and kill these bugs at all costs. The spotted lanternfly isn't dangerous to humans or pets but could cost the country's agricultural industry.
Some spiders might experience REM sleep and even dream
Jumping spiders appear to move their eyes during sleep, similar to the way humans do during REM sleep — raising the question of whether spiders might dream as well.
A suspect in Oregon tried to flee the scene in an excavator
A man wanted for grand theft auto tried to make a getaway on a construction vehicle — an excavator. He made it about half a mile with deputies walking behind him until they made an arrest.
Italy is spending hundreds of millions to save dying villages. Will it work?
Using pandemic recovery money distributed by the European Union, Italy is trying to bring back one dying village in each of the country's 21 regions. The villages will each get $20 million.
Why do so many bikes end up underwater? The reasons can be weird and varied
Each year, thousands of bikes are thrown into waterways. Author Jody Rosen explains the history, and possible motivations for this strange phenomenon.
We lost 1.59 milliseconds June 29 when the Earth spun a little faster
June 29, 2022, was 1.59 milliseconds shorter than average. But was it the "shortest day ever?" Not quite!
Fighting rats involves high-tech traps and carbon monoxide poisoning for some cities
Cities across the northeast are seeing a spike in complaints about rats. With high-tech traps and carbon monoxide gas, the Boston area is taking on its growing problem.
A massive sinkhole just discovered in Chile has authorities puzzled
The 656-foot-deep sinkhole was found Saturday near a mining site. Investigators are working to determine what caused the sinkhole to open, and say they have seen a lot of water inside.
Noodling — pulling a catfish from the water by its mouth — is now legal in Louisiana
In Louisiana, some people like to fish by sticking their arm into murky water, feeling around for a catfish, and grabbing them by the mouth. A new law legalizing it goes into effect Aug. 1.