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RIP Steve the Security Bot.
robots

The Memorial Honoring the Robot That Drowned Itself

RIP Steve.
Eric Grundhauser July 19, 2017
crime

There's a Cheddar Theft Mystery in England

The best-in-show winner has been pilfered.
Erik Shilling July 19, 2017
Researchers studying the layers of silt in an Indonesian cave.
caves

A Sea Cave in Indonesia Contains a 5,000-Year Record of Tsunamis

Layers of silt show just how unpredictable earthquakes are.
Kelsey Kennedy July 19, 2017
Hail scar through the green cornfields of South Dakota.
farms

The 60-Mile 'Hail Scar' Left by a South Dakota Storm

Balls of ice cause hundreds of millions of dollars in crop damage each year.
Samir S. Patel July 19, 2017
Sparks with the skull in situ.
deserts

A Kid Found a 1.2-Million-Year-Old Stegomastodon Fossil by Tripping Over It

It was a whole skull!
Sarah Laskow July 19, 2017
beaches

Mysterious, Yellow, Sponge-Like Globs Are Fouling French Beaches

Clean-up is underway.
Erik Shilling July 18, 2017
squid

Second Giant Squid of the Year Caught Off the Coast of Ireland

They might be coming for us.
Eric Grundhauser July 18, 2017
Mars's northern hemisphere is smoother than its southern half.
science

A Large Asteroid Impact Might Explain Mars' Geological Nuttiness

Computer models suggest it was big enough to form the planet's two moons.
Kelsey Kennedy July 18, 2017
The Swiss village of Chandolin.
death

The Remains of a Swiss Couple Have Been Found, 75 Years After They Went Missing

The last chapter of a sad story.
Erik Shilling July 18, 2017
The first page of the letter.
hidden

Found: A Letter to the Future From 1995

The walls of a suburban house contained a secret missive.
Sarah Laskow July 18, 2017
animals

This Blind Kitten Got a Wheelchair, Thanks to Some Eighth-Graders

They built it, in part, with a 3D printer.
Eric Grundhauser July 17, 2017
animals

This Goat Video Is Good

When a goat takes on a glass door, we all win.
Erik Shilling July 17, 2017
This will be alive, and you will be dead.
animals

This Tube Worm Will Outlive Us All

Some members of the species can live past 300.
Sarah Laskow July 17, 2017
A Cuban crocodile.
science

Endangered Cuban Crocodiles Are Being Reintroduced to the Wild

Keeping them separate from American crocs will be key to their survival.
Kelsey Kennedy July 17, 2017
world record

Finland May Have Just Broken a Skinny-Dipping World Record

It's going to be close.
Erik Shilling July 17, 2017
One of the preserved brains found in the grave.
brain collections

Found: Dozens of Naturally Shrunken Brains in a Mass Grave

There are very few examples of naturally preserved brains.
Sarah Laskow July 17, 2017
cars

A Raccoon Broke Into a Car to Give Birth

Two cubs were born in the backseat.
Erik Shilling July 14, 2017
geology

A Scottish Daredevil's Tight-Rope Walk Across the Old Man of Hoy

From geological wonder to circus spire.
Eric Grundhauser July 14, 2017