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Like all of us, the pig just wants to get to the waterpark.
animals

A Brave Pig Briefly Escaped Onto a Busy Washington Interstate

Its freedom was all too short, though.
Eric Grundhauser August 8, 2017
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches on June 3, carrying the Ghanasat-1 and supplies for the International Space Station.
science

Ghana's First Satellite Is Now in Orbit

It is monitoring the nation's coastline and even beaming music down to Earth.
Kelsey Kennedy August 8, 2017
news

Found: A Time Capsule Hidden by Author Chuck Palahniuk

The "Fight Club" scribe left a surprise in a former home.
Erik Shilling August 8, 2017
Under construction.
science

Midday Naps Are Key to Infant Learning (and Parental Mental Health)

Scientists learned just how much sleep a baby needs to tell a “Zuser” from a “Bofel.”
Samir S. Patel August 8, 2017
Unmeltable ice cream popsicles.
food

Japanese Scientists Discover the Secret to Un-Meltable Ice Cream

The secret is strawberries.
Natasha Frost August 8, 2017
Bike parking congestion outside Utrecht's Central Station.
transportation

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 Hamburg water tower.
water towers

You Can Help Get This Water Tower Painted Like a Hamburger

It's located in Hamburg, New York, after all.
Eric Grundhauser August 7, 2017
Finally, a solution for cigarette butt litter.
science

Adding Cigarette Butts to Asphalt Can Improve Roads

It also prevents their noxious chemicals from leaching into waterways.
Kelsey Kennedy August 7, 2017
All Saints Church in Braunston in Rutland, England.
churches

Bats in the Belfry Mean Guano in the Church

English parishes seek a solution to a long-standing problem.
Erik Shilling August 7, 2017
statues

A Discarded Communist Statue From Ukraine Has a New Home in Manchester

Friedrich Engels now looks upon the city where he studied the working class.
Kelsey Kennedy August 7, 2017
toys

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

Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair.
Cara Giaimo August 7, 2017
The bright storm at the planet's equator took scientists by surprise.
science

Neptune's New Surprise Storm Is Nearly as Big as Earth

The ice giant's atmosphere is pretty chaotic.
Kelsey Kennedy August 4, 2017
Asteroid families begin to disperse because of the way they are affected by the heat of the sun.
science

Found: The Oldest Known Family of Asteroids in the Solar System

Over time, they drift apart.
Erik Shilling August 4, 2017
An airplane drawn over the fly-over states.
maps

A Boeing Test Flight Drew an Airplane in the Sky

Airplanes drawing airplanes.
Eric Grundhauser August 4, 2017
colleges

Wichita State's Brief Water Tower Spelling Disaster

At least they fixed it quickly.
Erik Shilling August 4, 2017
Meet B. markmitchelli.
dinosaurs

Found: The Best-Preserved Armored Dinosaur Ever Discovered

You can look into the face of a dinosaur.
Sarah Laskow August 4, 2017
crime and punishment

So Much Depends Upon the Return of a Stolen Wheelbarrow

Ask and ye shall receive.
Erik Shilling August 3, 2017
animals

Demolition Has Been Stopped at This Vacant NYC Building Because It's Filled With Cats

After humans cleared out of the apartment complex, about 40 felines moved in.
Cara Giaimo August 3, 2017