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Kelsey Pfendler is trying to become the youngest woman to row solo from California to Hawaii
28 May 2026 @ 7:14 pm
Pfendler has already faced blisters, brutal winds, and lost freshwater in the first week of her over 2,400 mile journey.
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Pigeons use their livers to sense Earth’s magnetic field
28 May 2026 @ 6:00 pm
Special immune cells may be one piece of their internal compass.
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The world’s largest RC Boeing 777-9X takes flight
28 May 2026 @ 4:05 pm
Filmmaker Tyler Perry piloted the remote-controlled behemoth, which weighs 630 pounds with a 33-foot wingspan.
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Mosquitoes can learn that DEET means dinner is served
28 May 2026 @ 3:00 pm
But don’t throw away the bug spray just yet.
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The world’s first ‘hovertrain’ could reach speeds of 270 mph in the 1960s
28 May 2026 @ 1:01 pm
But the futuristic Aérotrain never saw the light of day.
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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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