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Birds

Jackie the bald eagle’s anemia worsens

She has been recovering from an altercation with two eagles for two weeks.

Declared the oldest known working light bulb by Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley's Believe-It-or-Not in 1972, the centennial bulb hangs from the ceiling of Livermore Fire Station #6 on Thursday Feb. 3, 2011, in Livermore, Ca. The light bulb was first switched on at fire department hose cart house on L Street in Livermore in 1901.
Engineering

The world’s oldest lightbulb has been shining for 125 years

Conspiracy theorists say the Centennial Bulb proves a longtime utility cover-up. The answer is more complicated.

A Pepper robot by SoftBank Robotics is pictured at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world's biggest mobile fair, on February 27, 2018 in Barcelona. The Mobile World Congress is held in Barcelona from February 26 to March 1.
Robots

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary

New brain study shows how humans react to an expressive robot.

a reddish-orange waterfall near ice and gray rock
Evolution

Antarctica’s Blood Falls teems with life from unexpected source

Despite being over 20 miles from the ocean, it’s organisms are pretty salty.

This carnivorous sponge was one of several seen during Dive 09 of the 2026 Cook Islands ROV Exploration cruise. Unlike fitler feeding sponges, carnivorous sponges prey on animals such as small crustaceans that they capture from the water column.
Wildlife

How to watch a live deep-sea exploration in the Pacific

NOAA is offering nearly daily access to its ongoing exploration near the Cook Islands.

Saguaro Cacti in hilly desert landscape with brush.
Weather

How hot does it get in the desert? A climate scientist explains its blazing heat.

Heat has to do with how Earth’s atmosphere moves around our planet and interacts with what’s on the ground.

a white mice with pink eyes
Wildlife

Wildlife center needs 31,725 frozen mice a year

With the lab mice donations stopped, Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts is turning to social media.

A purple and green graphic depicting a laptop screen "locked down"
Tech Hacks

This is the best browser to maximize your web privacy

Switch to the Tor Browser to lock down your online activity.

Firefighter with headlamp in the dark surrounded by low blazes.
Land

Here’s what supercharged the monster wildfires in Spain and France

Last summer brought Europe’s most destructive wildfire season on record. This season is on track to break it.

a plane landing
Aviation

The 10 longest airplane flights on Earth

These ultra-long commercial flights are becoming more common thanks to design innovations and fuel capacity.

dog flies through the air to catch a toy
Pets

35 delightful images from the 2026 International Pet Photography Awards

From dogs defying gravity to prim and proper cats.

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.

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