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A piping plover shorebird walks on sand, with tawny feathers on his back, a white stomach, a black band of feathers on his neck, and a green band on his ankle

Remembering Monty and Rose, the Chicago shorebirds that became the face of a movement

A black vacuum cleaner set against blue carpet, with its path a slightly darker, cleaner color than the rest of the floor.

The germiest places you might not be cleaning

Two ultrasounds of fetal and maternal placental tissues

Placentas are full of secrets. These researchers want to unlock them.

A horde of horseshoe crabs mates on the beach

7 animal mating rituals that make horseshoe crab orgies look tame

a large mass of jumping worms in a bucket is compared to a person's hand size

The jumping worm invasion may be less worrisome than it sounds

four orange candles are in a row with a black background

How to use candles and incense sustainably

Two scientists in purple light look at trays of plants.

We now have proof that plants can grow in moon dirt

Small brown-black migratory bat help in a person's hand with head facing camera

This itty bitty bat flew across two continents at record speed

A pile of food scraps and compost materials.

Drug-resistant fungus could be lurking in your compost, but you can reduce the risk

woman painting patterns on wall viral creativity test header image

Can a viral psychology test show how creative you are?

Two crows attacking a feeding bald eagle along the water

Crows and ravens flexed smarts and strength for world dominance

Tips for buying and caring for long-lasting fabrics

Tips for buying and caring for long-lasting fabrics

Lyrid meteor shower seen from Earth's orbit

A thousands-year-old meteor shower will peak in the night sky this week

fluorescent view of an archerfish's skeleton and anatomy

An archerfish family tree is the best shot yet at the evolution of sniper fish

On the left, multicolor eggs form a circle. On the right, a cuckoo finch is with two host chicks.

Thanks to a matriarchal gene, this bird can trick others into caring for its eggs

four men sit in spacesuits on a spacecraft

SpaceX’s first paying ISS passengers say they’re not ‘space tourists’

Starburst galaxy in pastel colors in Hubble composite image

The most distant galaxy we’ve ever discovered might have closely followed the Big Bang

A trash bin is overflowing with blue and green plastic bottles

Earthworms can break down bioplastic, for better or for worse

Incense burning with ancient smells in front of a Buddhist temple

Can ancient smells help us time travel through human history?