In a surprise twist, the evolution of human bipedalism might have nothing to do with learning to walk on land.

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

As many as 12 tornadoes could have touched down in the Dallas region on Tuesday.

DOD staffers have pushed back on Google's mission for exclusive access to veterans’ skin samples, tumor biopsies, and slices of organs.

Cue the wildlife blooper reel.

Researchers used computational analysis to study the paradise tree snake's gliding techniques for potential robot guidance.

Forabot’s job is to image, ID, and categorize the tiny shells left behind by marine organisms called foraminiferas.

Nearly 200 lasers fired at a tiny bit of fuel to create a gain in energy, mimicking the power of the stars.

The former cryptocurrency wunderkind was arrested in the Bahamas and likely faces extradition to the US.

The Moroccan desert was once a sea filled with free-swimming arthropods.