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‘Spectacular’ new orchid species is pollinated by moths
Their nectar spurs are 13 inches long and stands out compared to the flower's dainty petals.
Ancient Greece’s biggest port is older than we thought
New archaeological discoveries add 500 years to the history of this storied harbor.
A cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day
After six months sailing around the world, the numbers are in for the retrofitted ‘Pyxis Ocean.’
How citizen scientists are protecting ‘glass eels’
Roughly 1,000 Hudson River Eel project volunteers net, count, and release about two million juvenile American eels per migrating season.
‘Safe’ driver assist tools could be doing more harm than good
A first-of-its-kind safety report testing advanced driver assistance systems suggests carmakers aren’t doing enough to prevent driver abuse and misuse.
Wildlife care staff wear fox masks to care for orphaned kit
Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia employees are trying to the baby from getting too used to humans.
Montana traffickers illegally cloned Frankensheep hybrids for sport hunting
Conspirators used the genetic material of Marco Polo argali sheep from Kyrgyzstan to breed entirely new animals.
Researchers propose fourth traffic signal light for hypothetical self-driving car future
It's called 'white' for now, until a color that 'does not create confusion' is picked.
When steering balls of poop, dung beetles use the stars to navigate
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
Dish soap, hotel key cards, and confusion: Boeing FAA audit unearths dozens of issues
'This won’t be back to business as usual...'