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Four drones will go where no astronaut have landed—yet
27 May 2026 @ 8:08 pm
NASA's MoonFall mission plans to send drones to the moon's South Pole sometime in 2028.
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Rare Przewalski’s horse born in New York
27 May 2026 @ 7:03 pm
The endangered wild horse species was brought back from near extinction.
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Manhattanhenge isn’t just for New Yorkers. Find a ‘henge’ near you.
27 May 2026 @ 4:40 pm
Chicago, Baltimore, Toronto, and other cities see the same effect at different times of year.
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Doctors perform rare emergency C-section on a gorilla
27 May 2026 @ 3:10 pm
While Olympia recovers, another postpartum gorilla mom will care for both newborns.
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Fans don’t cool rooms and 3 other myths about home energy conservation
27 May 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Step away from the thermostat.
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Hamsters run on wheels for a surprisingly joyful reason
27 May 2026 @ 1:03 pm
Even wild animals enjoy a good wheel.
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Could aliens ever visit Earth? An aerospace scientist unpacks the challenges of interstellar spaceflight.
27 May 2026 @ 12:00 pm
The universe is vast and teeming with stars – but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth.
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Samsung just put the first 6K OLED gaming monitor on sale and it comes with a $300 bonus
26 May 2026 @ 9:40 pm
The industry's first 6K OLED gaming monitor leads the 2026 Samsung lineup. They're all available now for pre-order, with up to $500 in bonuses.
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Jackie and Shadow’s chicks no longer sleep with mom in the nest bowl
26 May 2026 @ 8:44 pm
No one wants a bald eagle talon to the eye at 3am.
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This phallic fungus also smells like rotting flesh
26 May 2026 @ 8:04 pm
Charles Darwin’s daughter once hunted the putrid ‘devil’s dipstick.’
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