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11 stunning finalists for the Youth Photographer of the Year prize
31 January 2026 @ 6:01 pm
From showy peacocks to flying BMXers.
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These rare, giant millipedes only exist in Florida
31 January 2026 @ 4:17 pm
When a graduate found a baby Florida scrub millipede, she put it in a kiddie pool. Then it got busy reproducing.
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February stargazing: A planet parade comes to town
31 January 2026 @ 2:00 pm
And why 2026 could be a big year for spotting auroras.
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How a hobbyistâs hunch uncovered hidden Roman military camps
31 January 2026 @ 1:00 pm
The finds are forcing historians to reconsider the extent of the Roman military's advance in Germany.
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King cobras take the train in India
30 January 2026 @ 8:23 pm
Earth's largest venomous snakes are hitching a rides to places they don't belong.
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Oldest fossilized dinosaur vomit discovered in Germany
30 January 2026 @ 6:27 pm
The Paleozoic 'regurgitalite' is over 290 million years old.
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Skeletons reveal Stone Age mother and daughter had a rare genetic condition
30 January 2026 @ 4:08 pm
Despite physical limitations, Romito 1 and Romito 2 likely lived into adulthood about 12,000 years ago.
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The extreme sport of skijoring, where horses pull skiers at 40 mph
30 January 2026 @ 2:01 pm
And why the eccentric sport will likely never return to the Olympics.
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Facial recognition AI trained to work on bears
29 January 2026 @ 8:55 pm
The noninvasive method is already monitoring over 100 Alaskan brown bears.
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Rare copy of Declaration of Independence going to auction
29 January 2026 @ 7:09 pm
Only around 175 broadsides copies of the document are believed to exist.
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