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Fleeting Wonders

A Surprise 'Desierto Florido' Is Growing in the Atacama Desert

The colorful phenomenon came ahead of schedule.

Cara Giaimo August 24, 2017

Louisiana Crayfish Are Invading Berlin

They've been there for years, but seem to be growing more bold.

Cara Giaimo August 23, 2017

Help Name This Rare White Baby Koala

The youngster was born in January, but just emerged from her mother's pouch for the first time.

Cara Giaimo August 22, 2017

Eclipse glasses.

Columbia, South Carolina, Is Giving Eclipse Glasses to Homeless Community Members

So is Nashville, Tennessee.

Cara Giaimo August 21, 2017

Australia Just Got a Giant Prehistoric Squid Tattoo

The dug-out drawing of an ammonite covers around one million square feet.

Cara Giaimo August 18, 2017

An annular eclipse, in New Mexico in 2012.

American Towns Are Making Solar Eclipse Time Capsules

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.

Cara Giaimo August 17, 2017

This Tortoise Escape Artist Has Been Brought Home Once Again

This is Abuh's second escape from Shibukawa Animal Park this summer.

Cara Giaimo August 16, 2017

The Biggest Event in Endurance Lawnmower Racing Happened Last Weekend

For the annual "12 Hour Endurance Race," dedicated athletes drove all night on a twisting, muddy track.

Cara Giaimo August 15, 2017

Big Ben, looking ready to bong.

Big Ben Is Taking 4 Years Off

The famed clock will hush up for a while to facilitate repairs.

Cara Giaimo August 14, 2017

RIP, Smurf Village.

Spain's Bright Blue 'Smurf Village' Is Being Forced to De-Smurf

Magic can't save you from royalties disputes.

Cara Giaimo August 11, 2017

A Frozen Pizza Spill Shut Down a Slice of an Arkansas Interstate

When pizza's on a highway / you can eat pizza anytime.

Cara Giaimo August 10, 2017

Bike parking congestion outside Utrecht's Central Station.

Utrecht Just Wheeled Out the World's Biggest Bike Parking Garage

The structure will hold 12,500 bicycles—and some cyclists fear it's still not big enough.

Cara Giaimo August 8, 2017

The 'World's Largest Bounce House' Is Touring America

Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair.

Cara Giaimo August 7, 2017

Wichita State's Brief Water Tower Spelling Disaster

At least they fixed it quickly.

Erik Shilling August 4, 2017

The Notorious B.I.G.'s Childhood Basketball Courts Have Been Renamed in His Honor

The change has been in the works for years.

Cara Giaimo August 4, 2017

Pugh swimming in subzero water, alongside a border of melting Arctic sea ice.

This Speedo-Clad Environmentalist Is Swimming Through the Melting Arctic

Endurance athlete Lewis Pugh is braving subzero water to draw attention to the effects of climate change.

Cara Giaimo August 2, 2017

An Ill-Timed Sewage Release Turned the Water Around Niagara Falls Black

"It looked like something out of a sci-fi movie," one spectator said.

Cara Giaimo August 1, 2017

The Europabrücke in Switzerland, now the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge.

The World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Just Opened in Switzerland

It's not for the faint of heart.

Cara Giaimo July 31, 2017