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Endangered Species

A new venomous British snake? Why there’s no need to panic.

The smooth snake is harmless as ever.

The lighthouse at night on the Kerroch coast on 6 October 2018 in Ploemeur in Morbihan in Brittany in France.
Engineering

76,000 lighthouses shine in interactive atlas

No sailing experience required.

eagle
Birds

Jackie tribute video celebrates bald eagle’s wonderous life

‘Deeply loved and forever missed.’

an arch made of volcanic rock over an ocean
Physics

Hawaii’s 550-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch collapses into the ocean

All sea arches must come to an end.

a robot shaped like a human hand walks on stone
Robots

Severed robot hand looks like a futuristic Thing from ‘The Addams Family’

The creepy and kooky robot can type on a keyboard, play a video game, and could help future humanoid robots.

Python with mouth open defensively wrapped around her eggs
Wildlife

Adult female pythons cause the most trouble in Florida

Hunting them first can help curb the invasive species.

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Energy

Pink light helps broccoli grow

Magenta solar panels offer a new way for farmers to harvest renewable energy along with their crops.

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Whales

More evidence emerges that Arabian Sea humpback whales could be their own subspecies

Different genes and migration patterns sparks further debate about these unique whales.

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Ask Us Anything

What’s the best sleep position? It depends.

Also, should you really be using an electronic sleep tracker?

A wild orangutan in the rainforests of Borneo appears to deliver a perfectly timed gesture toward the camera
Wildlife

18 hilarious photos from the 2026 Comedy Wildlife Awards

From chuckling beavers to fat bears to sassy orangutans, this year’s finalists bring the laughs.

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Space

Cold War spy satellite named after Farrah Fawcett just exploded in space

The 38-year-old spacecraft isn’t the only satellite named after the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ actress.

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Weather

There’s still ice leftover from the last ice age

Ice cores from Tibet’s Guliya Plateau extend Earth’s glacial record by over 100,000 years.

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