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Endangered Species

Hallo Brötchen! Berlin Zoo welcomes baby pygmy hippo

Brötchen (aka bread roll) is already everyone's favorite carb.

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Ocean

Young humpback whale freed from fishing line near Cape Cod

The whale sustained some injuries during the ordeal, but should recover.

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Gear

Best early Prime Day Amazon device deals 2026: Fire TV, Blink, Echo, and eero

Amazon's own hardware is already discounted ahead of the main event, from a $17.99 Fire TV Stick 4K Select to the eero Pro 6E mesh system.

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Food Safety

Beef tea was all the rage in the 1800s

A cup a day kept the doctor away—at least according to these 19th century remedies.

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Health

Glucosamine supplements may speed memory loss from Alzheimer’s, new research shows

Glucosamine is sold over the counter.

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Space Telescope

Put your name aboard NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The next generation space observatory is scheduled to launch in August.

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Engineering

A berry-sized thermometer measures body temp. But you have to eat it.

The sensor developed at MIT continuously monitors this vital sign from inside the body.

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Archaeology

America’s Time Capsule includes fabric from the Wright Brother’s plane, whale bone, poker chips, and more

The time capsule will remain sealed in Philadelphia for 250 years.

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Cats

What to do if your cat gets stuck in a tree

Take a paws and run through these three solutions from a cat-rescue expert.

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Ocean

Florida students watch male seahorse give birth in the wild

Male seahorses carry their fertilized eggs in a special pouch on their tails.

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Space

Sonic booms from meteors can release the energy of hundreds of tons of TNT

Here’s how they work.

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Photography

Jumping spiders inspire wildly efficient 3D camera

The arachnids have multiple layers of retinas in each eye.

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Agriculture

Cow tipping isn’t real and other myths about farm life

Straw and hay aren't the same thing.

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Evolution

Why we crave company

Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water.

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Dogs

Mysterious Amazonian ‘ghost dog’ caught on camera

This wild short-eared canine is not your average pup.

Blue Whale swimming in the ocean.
Whales

How blue whales became Earth’s largest creature—ever

Yes, even bigger than the dinosaurs.

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Tech Hacks

How to find free movies on YouTube

Don't worry; we're talking legal free films.

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Evolution

Where did language come from? Nobody really knows, but the theories are fascinating.

Is the Bow-Wow Theory correct? Or maybe it's the Ding-Dong Theory?

a white driverless car with a large black sensor on top on a city street
Self Driving

How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human.

Human-eye inspired sensors could help autonomous cars handle changes to light.

a horseshoe crab at the water's edge glows blue under UV light
Wildlife

8 captivating photos of Delaware Bay’s annual horseshoe crab spawn

The ancient relationship between the ancient arthropods and shorebirds drives a 9,000-mile journey.