Weird science: 10 strange tech stories from 2015

Weird science: 10 strange tech stories from 2015Image by ThinkstockThe weird news story represents a genre into itself in the media world. These are the light and fizzy reports of dumb criminals and animal hijinks that regularly pop up on news sites, broadcasts, and social media. Interestingly, many straight-up articles about science and technology research end up in the weird news section. Because the world of high tech moves so fast, these items surface for a couple of days, raise a few eyebro