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Australian police smash e-bikes in crackdown on unruly teens
14 January 2026 @ 10:00 pm
Police say at least 25 kids used e-bikes and scooters to evade arrest and intimidate drivers.
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Deer markings actually glow
14 January 2026 @ 9:04 pm
The scrapes and rubs the mammals leave behind shine under UV light humans can't see.
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Iron Age teeth reveal the hidden lives of ancient Italians
14 January 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Their teeth hold tales of childhood nutritional stress.
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100 mystery sounds under review for signs of extraterrestrial life
14 January 2026 @ 4:56 pm
Over 11 years, citizen scientists collected billions of data signals for the SETI@home project.
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14,000-year-old woolly rhinoceros DNA extracted from wolf’s stomach
14 January 2026 @ 3:32 pm
The two-horned prehistoric mammal went extinct about 8,700 years ago.
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Why is okra so slimy? Blame the mucilage.
14 January 2026 @ 2:02 pm
The plant’s signature goo helps it thrive in the heat.
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Medieval plague victims likely found in mass grave in Germany
13 January 2026 @ 8:48 pm
Archaeologists say they located a Black Death burial site containing some of a village's 12,000 dead.
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Amazon is blowing out LEVOIT air purifiers so you can filter out irritants
13 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm
The air in your house sucks—fix it with these Amazon deals on air purifiers and humidifiers.
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Is it illegal to own an axolotl? It depends.
13 January 2026 @ 6:55 pm
A recent pet seizure at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport illustrates ongoing confusion.
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Father and son reclaim Guinness World Record for fastest quadcopter drone
13 January 2026 @ 4:55 pm
Luke and Mike Bell’s Peregrine 4 achieved the milestone barely a month after it was taken from them.
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