Zombie Deer Disease is Spreading Across the US

A deadly infection that’s come to be known as ‘zombie deer disease’ is spreading across North America, a new report warns.

Formally called chronic wasting disease, the illness attacks the brain, spinal cord, and other tissues in deer, elk, and moose.

It eventually leads to death – but, not before causing the animal to dramatically lose weight and coordination, and become aggressive.

Precolonial Lost City of Kweneng Found in South Africa

Billions of laser scans have revealed a lost city that was once a bustling epicenter in what is now South Africa's Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, new research finds.

The newly discovered city, called Kweneng, was once a thriving capital that existed from the 1400s until it was destroyed and abandoned, likely because of civil wars, in the 1820s, said Karim Sadr, a professor of archaeology at the University of the Witwatersrand, in South Africa.

Mysterious New Island is Now Teeming with Life

The miracle outcrop known as Hunga Tonga has only existed for four years, yet is populated by hundreds of seabirds and flowering plants whose seeds were dropped there in bird droppings.

Hunga Tonga emerged from a hidden underwater volcano lodged between two existing islands of the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific.

It still has no official name, but locals have branded it Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, or "Hunga Tonga" for short.

The island is only the third volcanic pop-up like this to have arisen in the last 150 years, and NASA has been attempting to uncover its mysteries since it arose from the sea in 2015.

Hundreds of Mysterious Stone Structures Found in Western Sahara

Hundreds of stone structures dating back thousands of years have been discovered in the Western Sahara, a territory in Africa little explored by archaeologists.

The structures seem to come in all sizes and shapes, and archaeologists aren't sure what many of then were used for or when they were created.

Meteor Explodes Over Cuba

A meteorite crashed down in western Cuba yesterday afternoon following reports of an object seen streaking across the sky over the Florida Keys.

Locals say the impact rocked Viñales, Pinar del Río with a ‘large explosion’ that shattered windows in some homes. No injuries have been reported.

Several residents are now sharing images of what they believe to be fragments of the space rock.

Egypt Unveils 50 Ptolemaic Era Mummy Tombs

Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a tomb related to the Pharaohs containing 50 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era, in Minya, south of Cairo, the ministry of antiquities has said.

The mummies, 12 of which were of children, were discovered inside four, nine-metre deep burial chambers in the Tuna El-Gebel archaeological site.

2 Rare Oarfish Surface in Japan Sparking Earthquake Concerns

Two rare Oarfish have been spotted by locals washed on on the beaches of Japan. Many believe its a sign, omen or a warning from God - according to Japanese lore that a natural disaster could strike at any time soon.

The deep sea serpents were spotted just months before the Fukushima earthquake  back  in 2011.