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TAKEHARA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 24: Rabbits look for food at the beach on Okunoshima Island on February 24, 2014 in Takehara, Japan. Okunoshima is a small island located in the Inland Sea of Japan in Hiroshima Prefecture. The Island often called Usagi Jima or "Rabbit Island" is famous for it's rabbit population that has taken over the island and become a tourist attraction with many people coming to the feed the animals and enjoy the islands tourist facilities which include a resort, six hole golf course and camping grounds. During World War II the island was used as a poison gas facility. From 1929 to 1945, the Japanese Army produced five types of poison gas on Okunoshima Island. The island was so secret that local residents were told to keep away and it was removed from area maps. Today ruins of the old forts and chemical factories can be found all across the island. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Wildlife

Wild boars develop taste for beloved rabbits on popular island in Japan

Trouble in bunny paradise.

Two angles of a phallic themed copper nail cleaner from ancient Rome
Archaeology

1,600-year-old phallic nail cleaner discovered near roadwork in England

Ancient Rome viewed male genitals as symbols of good luck, protection, and fertility.

a plane being unloaded out of a white truck
Aviation

‘Exceptionally rare’ World War I-era biplane returns to Long Island

This 1919 Curtiss Oriole may have mapped parts of South America and helped film some movies.

a red spiky flower growing in a swamp
Land

5 gnarly plants in the Okefenokee Swamp, from digestive slime to Earth’s fastest predator

The newly named UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to 620 plant species.

a meteor shower over grasslands
Moons

August stargazing: A planet parade, two eclipses, and one scary star

Trust us, August 12 is a really big day.

Greenworks yard tools
Home

Amazon is blowing out Greenworks electric yard tools, including a 2100 PSI pressure washer for just $149

If you have been thinking about making the move to electric tools (or upgrading your current gear), this sale is a great opportunity to save some money.

Dr. Rebecca Heinig holds up a bad of mosquitoes breed at the Thermacell Science & Research Center to test the effectiveness of spatial repellents
Outdoor Gear

I visited Thermacell’s lab that breeds mosquitoes. It didn’t suck.

Mosquitoes are masters of adaptability. Meet the teams trying to keep repellents two steps ahead of one evolutionary wonder.

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - NOVEMBER 11: A monkey carrying a puppy are seen around the park in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 11, 2022. A monkey was spotted carrying a puppy around the park. The monkey also carried the puppy on its lap and was seen jumping from a tree's branches. Even though monkeys and dogs do not necessarily bond, a different animal friendly relationship was seen in Dhaka. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Pets

Monkeys sometimes have ‘pets’ like humans

And it may explain why we love ours so much.

GoPro cameras on a rock background
Cameras

The GoPro Max 360 camera shoots 5.6K footage your smartphone can’t and it’s just $229 right now at Amazon (down from $369)

GoPro's 360 cameras are taking the deepest cuts of the sale, and the official mounts, batteries, filters, and mods came down with them.

Smallpox virus seen under microscope
Evolution

Chilean mummies prove Europeans brought smallpox to the Americas

The 500-year-old smallpox DNA is the oldest ever found in the Americas.

Two lead slingshot bullets inscribed with the initials CN and D with a ruler for size comparison
Archaeology

Roman soldiers pelted rebels with signed slingshot bullets

The artifacts have the initials of a general charged with quelling an uprising in present-day Spain.

a mammoth tusk on a field with the sun setting
Archaeology

Ice Age humans preferred hunting female woolly mammoths

Scientists also found a mammoth that was neither biologically female or male.

schoolboy e-learning on laptop during computer class in classroom.
Technology

Schools are rethinking whether every student needs a laptop

A vintage 1950 photograph woman holds three Tupperware containers while standing in front of a group of women seated in a living room during a Tupperware party
Technology

WWII helped create Tupperware. Potlucks made it iconic.

The 1940s technology revolutionized how we eat.

A man sitting on a couch in front of a pair of metallic KEF LS LUXE active all-in-one wireless hi-fi speakers on stands.
Speakers

The KEF LS LUXE wireless hi-fi speaker system is serving looks, bumping hooks, and it has us shook

Compact powered speakers given a glow-up, the KEF LS LUXE system has a face card and a bass card that are never declined.

a grey sponge on the floor of a harbor
Ocean

Blobby chicken kidney sponges clean dirty water surprisingly well

The filter-feeding invertebrates thrived and even reproduced in a Spanish port.

a split image of a bald eagle on a perch in front of a green background, next to three eagles sitting on a nest overlooking a lake
Birds

Bald eagle Jackie out of ICU, but not out of danger

The injured eagle still requires 24-hour monitoring.

Martian butte surrounded by polygonal sediment formations
Mars

Curiosity rover spots ancient sea of Martian polygons

The honeycomb-shaped geometric formations surround an 20-foot-tall butte.

a hammerhead shark underwater, at the side of a boat
Ocean

Mysterious shark spotted near the Galápagos Islands for the first time in over 20 years

The famed archipelago may be home to a smooth hammerhead shark nursery.

Microscopic image of fungi growing on underground roc
Evolution

A vast world of rock-eating fungi lurks deep underneath the Great Lakes

Researchers discovered a vibrant ecosystem that is ‘dark, ancient, and almost entirely hidden’ from humans.