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Birds

‘Birds Supporting Birds’ connects the Philadelphia Eagles with migrating seabirds

Football fans and avian enthusiasts can follow four great shearwaters named Phil, Franklin, Hoagie, and Liberty.

By Laura Baisas

Joshita Majumdar before heading into the scanner (left). The cast of Friends (clockwise from the left): Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribbiani, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, and Courteney Cox as Monica Geller (right).
Engineering

Classic sitcom ‘Friends’ helps grad student endure 104 brain scans

‘All times [are] a good time to watch ‘Friends,’ right?’

By Mack DeGeurin

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Yes, scientists really built a “tickle robot.” Here’s why.

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

By Popular Science Team

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Audio

The Marantz MCR 60n streaming amplifier invites you to experience more, sacrifice space less

What’s better than an all-in-one? A small-in-one. And the Marantz MCR 60n delivers just that with comprehensive playback paths in a compact footprint.

By Tony Ware

Lionesses and cubs from one of the prides Barker worked with at Etosha National Park; the collared lioness is visible on the left.
Wildlife

New data flips the narrative on how lions and hyenas interact in the wild

GPS collars reveal more about the power struggle between these two iconic carnivores.

By Margherita Bassi

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Conservation

National Park Service’s WWII series highlights Washington State nature reserve

Olympic National Park had strategic 13 Aircraft Warning Service stations.

By Andrew Paul

Neolithic human skull with evidence of cannibalism from Spain
Archaeology

Cannibalism returned to the menu multiple times in Neolithic Europe

Bones collected from three caves in Spain reveal how cannibalism came back over thousands of years.

By Andrew Paul