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Metal-reinforced scorpions evolved to kill
28 April 2026 @ 11:05 pm
Deadly pincers and tails make them nature's answer to cyborgs.
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18 silly finalists from the Comedy Wildlife People’s Choice Awards
28 April 2026 @ 11:01 pm
And your prestigious winner is...*drumroll please*...a bird with grass on its face.
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A chunky digital cat is here to help you stop doomscrolling
28 April 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Cat Gatekeeper plops an adorable, orange tabby on your screen when it's time to go touch grass.
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The ‘Waymo of the sea’ tracks sperm whale conversations
28 April 2026 @ 6:00 pm
The first AI-enabled underwater glider could track the whales for months at a time without bothering them
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The adorable Artemis II ‘Rise’ plushies finally land in NASA’s online shop
28 April 2026 @ 2:52 pm
A 9-year-old Californian designed the team's official original zero-gravity indicator.
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How to watch Chonkers, the 2,000-pound sea lion live from San Francisco
28 April 2026 @ 1:50 pm
Stellar sea lions like Chonkers are about 10 times bigger than the California sea lions usually seen at Pier 39.
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Why scars never disappear
28 April 2026 @ 1:08 pm
Scar tissue is built to protect, not vanish.
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NASA needs your help spotting meteors hitting the moon
27 April 2026 @ 9:30 pm
Don’t let the Artemis II astronauts have all the fun.
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Chonkers the 2,000-pound sea lion is making waves in San Francisco Bay
27 April 2026 @ 8:19 pm
The Stellar sea lion reportedly sounds like a falling tree when he belly flops onto floats.
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We’re still recovering from losing the woolly mammoth
27 April 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Earth's food webs suffer when giant animals go extinct, even 10,000 years later.
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