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animals

Two-Headed Turtle Discovered on a Florida Beach

It's cute, but probably won't live too long.
Eric Grundhauser August 17, 2017
Scottish whiskies taste "spicier" and "peatier" than their foreign counterparts, because chemistry.
science

The Best Way to Drink Whiskey Is With a Bit of Water, After All

Diluters, consider yourselves absolved.
Natasha Frost August 17, 2017
An annular eclipse, in New Mexico in 2012.
news

American Towns Are Making Solar Eclipse Time Capsules

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.
Cara Giaimo August 17, 2017
Searching for very old ice.
news

Found: Ice From 2.7 Million Years Ago

That's 1.7 million years older than the previous oldest ice ever found.
Sarah Laskow August 17, 2017
animals

Found: A Puma Under the Desk

It may have been seeking refuge from wildfires.
Erik Shilling August 16, 2017
Let's look through the veil.
drugs

Scientists Have Unlocked the Magic in 'Magic Mushrooms'

The recipe for psilocybin just got a whole lot more clear.
Eric Grundhauser August 16, 2017
food

A Lost Diamond Engagement Ring Reappeared on a Carrot

"I recognized it right away."
Erik Shilling August 16, 2017
Omelette.
food

Despite Europe's Egg Scare, a Belgian Town Unites Over a Giant Omelette

Kudos, Knights of the Giant Omelette.
Natasha Frost August 16, 2017
zoos

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 tag of one of the suits.
news

Found: Authentic NASA Spacesuits in the Corner of a Thrift Store

Two college students bought six of them for $1.20.
Sarah Laskow August 16, 2017
A white-letter hairstreak.
insects

A Butterfly Reappears in Scotland After 133 Years Away

Climate change might have helped bring the white-letter hairstreak back north.
Erik Shilling August 15, 2017
news

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
Poplar trees at the test site. The second and fourth rows (from the left) were inoculated with the probiotic bacteria.
science

Giving Trees Probiotics Can Help Clean Up Superfund Sites

Scientists have found bacteria that like gobbling up a common toxic chemical.
Kelsey Kennedy August 15, 2017
An ostracod.
science

Found: Tiny Shrimp Hiding in Hot Springs

Also, snails smaller than a grain of sand.
Sarah Laskow August 15, 2017
science

Mystery 'Metal Starfish' Found Off Rhode Island Coast

Answers will come soon enough.
Erik Shilling August 14, 2017
Including a map of lizard man sightings.
news

South Carolina Warns of Eclipse 'Lizard Man'

Be careful out there.
Eric Grundhauser August 14, 2017
beaches

Massive Pipes Have Washed Up on English Beaches

Until they're towed away, they're a hazard to life and limb.
Erik Shilling August 14, 2017
The newly described volcanoes are under the ice from the Ross Ice Shelf to the Antarctic Peninsula, on the left side of this composite satellite image.
volcanoes

Antarctica's Ice Hides 91 Newly Described Volcanoes

And one of the largest proteins ever discovered.
Kelsey Kennedy August 14, 2017