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Robotic slugs with claws can fuse together to create one massive machine
The TeCoBots may squirm around future space ships.
Bald eagles Shadow and Kaydee take on a ‘nestoration’ project
The potential mates were spotted rearranging sticks and inspecting the nest’s structure.
Volunteer to play the ‘bad guy’ for the TSA’s bomb-sniffing dogs
Local airports are looking for ‘covert role players’ to test their K9 teams.
A wobbly exoplanet vanished—but astronomers aren’t worried
The ‘hot Jupiter’ is about 1,000 light-years away from Earth.
Children made some of the Middle East’s oldest known clay figures
11,000 years ago, the Natufians sculpted before they began farming.
Chunky mama bear wins 2026 Nope award for quick retreat from bigger rival
Black bear Volverine also won an award for her bodacious butt and beauty.
Underwater internet cables can help save endangered whales
The cables can eavesdrop on multiple baleen whale species—including the world’s largest.
‘One-in-a-million’ yellow fish found in New York
The burbot has a genetic condition called xanthochromism.
College student develops LEGO-like, 3D-printed moon bricks
The prototypes made from artificial lunar regolith don’t require any binding.
This bear’s big butt is so beautiful, it just won an award
The iconic mama bear named Volverine wins the 2026 Big & Beautiful Award.
Mayan chieftain named ‘Bat’ ruled over an isolated jungle city
The nearly inaccessible settlement is called ‘Minanbé,’ or ‘there is no road.’
In honor of Jackie the bald eagle, Ojai Raptor Center fills room with cards, drawings, and tributes
The famous bald eagle mother died on August 10.
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