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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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Jackie and Shadow’s chicks getting new feathers
27 April 2026 @ 6:29 pm
Pin feathers, tucking, and more signs that these bald eagles babies won't be chicks forever.
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How to avoid the horror of walking through a spiderweb, according to the National Park Service
27 April 2026 @ 5:28 pm
Hiking sticks, hats, and other simple tricks can keep your hike web-free.
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That ghostly presence may just be bad plumbing
27 April 2026 @ 3:59 pm
Haunted, spooky feelings may come from odd sound frequencies.
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Red Wing built the IronFlex work boot with data from 3 million foot scans
27 April 2026 @ 3:04 pm
Red Wing built its new IronFlex work boot using fit data from more than 3 million foot scans, with a roomier toe box and FlexForce sole
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300-degree hot springs hiding under the frozen Antarctic sea
27 April 2026 @ 2:15 pm
A robotic sub explored a hidden world 1,300 meters under Antarctica.
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Parrots use names to talk to each other
27 April 2026 @ 12:57 pm
Elephants, dolphins, parrots, and other animals show that names might not be uniquely human.
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Do humanoids dream of becoming human?
26 April 2026 @ 6:07 pm
Humanoids seem to be evolving into a distinct form.
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