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a pod of six narwhals swimming in blue-green water
Whales

Narwhal tusks are twisty, magical mathematical marvels

Their single long tooth twists in opposite directions.

the backs of two eagles in a tree
Birds

Bald eagle Shadow and new female KD1 sing a morning song

But it still does not mean they are partners.

two brown bears nuzzling each other
Bears

Don’t worry, Katmai’s brown bears didn’t vanish from Brooks Falls

In August, the brown bears spread out to find salmon.

a long thin transluscent eel with pink-ish coloring
Fish

TikTok helps scientists discover new underground, translucent eel in India

Finding ‘Gangaichthys indonepalicus’ required hand pumping over 600 gallons of water.

Man holding 3D printed toy banjo that uses balloon as sound board
Physics

3D-printed ‘balloon banjo’ is ready for pickin’

The DIY project is better suited as a learning tool than a jam session instrument, but it’s still ingenious.

a blue-colored crayfish. it has pincers like a lobster and long antennae
Fish

Scientists put tiny backpacks on crayfish

However, keeping tabs on these four-inch-long freshwater creatures can get a bit sticky.

Ground penetrating radar outlines of St Clare's Convent underneath soccer field in Denmark
Archaeology

Danish town plans for underground parking garage, finds long-lost medieval convent

The 13th-century remnants of St. Clare’s are hidden beneath a soccer field in Roskilde.

a whale sticks its head out of the water
Whales

Southern right whales have bumpy ‘fingerprints’ on their heads

Photographs from citizen scientists and whale watchers help identify the cetaceans off the coast of Patagonia.

a white plane flies as the sun sets over a lake
Aviation

The world’s largest electric plane takes flight

The 25,000-pound aircraft flew for 27 minutes.

A common leopard stalking in the leaves.
Endangered Species

Living with leopards in the Himalayas

Conflicts with people are growing as expanded forest land and climate change push the creatures into human settlements. There are solutions to try.

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Mars

We just got a glimpse at what NASA’s Skyfall helicopters will look like in action

NASA’s Martian helicopters are scheduled to launch in late 2028.

park ranger with wheelchair
Environment

All-terrain wheelchair debuts at Zion National Park

The Extreme Motus’ beefy tires can tackle tricky terrains.

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