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Baby whale surprises scientists
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale calf flew under the water during calving season.
Inside Disney’s Animal Nutrition Center, which doles out 10,000 pounds of food every day
To make nutritious ‘pies’ and celebratory ice cakes, a whole lot of science is mixed with a dash of creativity.
1,500 years ago, a man trekked across Europe as the Roman Empire fell
DNA from the man’s elaborate boat burial is finally revealing his secrets—and possible mercenary ties.
Tokyo police consider using AI to reconstruct traffic accidents
It may reduce time, but comes with the risk of fabricated data.
Meet the Aki, the Hawaiian bird with a ‘Frankensteined’ beak
This bird was built for drilling.
Volcanic eruptions and less sunlight made Victorian Era kids sicker
The Industrial Revolution was the main culprit, but the Little Ice Age didn’t help.
Famed Iron Age king was actually a woman
Meet Verica, ancient Rome’s ‘barbarian femme fatale.’
NASA telescope plummets back to Earth
The decommissioned Swift Observatory turned a two-year mission into more than two decades of science.
Archaeologists crack a shipwreck’s 400-year-old combination lock
Welsh locals blamed a witch for sinking the ‘Ann Francis’ in 1583.
Why a pink potato-like robot is wheeling around Philadelphia
In a city where robots get kicked, graffitied, and decapitated, an artist built a friendlier alternative. Is it enough?
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