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A Summer Camp in Canada Was Attacked by Giant Hailstones

Campers compared them to tomatoes and billiard balls.
Cara Giaimo July 11, 2017
Maurice Sendak died in 2012.
art

Found: An Unpublished Manuscript by Maurice Sendak

The illustrations and text were hiding in his files.
Sarah Laskow July 11, 2017
An approximate size comparison between Earth and the Great Red Spot. No, it's not watching us.
space exploration

NASA's About to Get Very, Very Close to the 'Eye of Jupiter'

The Juno spacecraft will fly within 2,200 miles of the Great Red Spot.
Erik Shilling July 10, 2017
Busted.
animals

Humpback Whales Caught on Video Using Their Flippers for Propulsion

It's never been documented before.
Eric Grundhauser July 10, 2017
surfing

Thousands of Surfers 'Paddled Out' to Honor a Legendary Wetsuit Pioneer

Jack O'Neill died on June 2.
Erik Shilling July 10, 2017
A pygmy rabbit snacking on clover after being rescued.
science

These Endangered Pygmy Rabbits Survived a Wildfire by Heading Underground

Firefighters and biologists staged a rescue once the area was deemed safe.
Kelsey Kennedy July 10, 2017
Madeira wine from 1796, and a larger jug from the 1820s.
collections

Found: Three Cases of Madeira Bought for John Adams’ Presidency

The wine still tastes pretty decent.
Sarah Laskow July 10, 2017
trees

Manhattan Residents Had a Wake for This Doomed Tree

The weeping willow's name is Cher.
Cara Giaimo July 10, 2017
sports

A Professional Runner Outran Two Amateur (?) Bears

Don't try this at home. Or anywhere, for that matter.
Erik Shilling July 7, 2017
An artist's idea of what the finished farm will look like.
news

China Is Building a Solar Farm Shaped Like a Cartoon Panda

It's cute and eco-friendly.
Eric Grundhauser July 7, 2017
Three new wolf pups play right in front of a trail camera.
science

Meet California's Three Newest Wolf Pups

They were caught playing in front of a trail camera.
Kelsey Kennedy July 7, 2017
libraries

Found: A Purse Hidden in the Library Walls Since 1966

A dentist's reservation card was one of the best clues inside.
Sarah Laskow July 7, 2017
geology

Norway's Destroyed Penis Rock Rises Again

It was streamed live.
Erik Shilling July 7, 2017
A rat, probably searching for cables to mess up.
rats

The Rat-Related Internet Outage in Ontario

Why don't the rats want us to be online?
Cara Giaimo July 7, 2017
monkeys

Arizona's (No Longer) Mysterious Monkey Farm

Some guys with drones inspired a day or two of wild speculation, though.
Erik Shilling July 6, 2017
cemeteries

A Fox Got Its Head Stuck Between Two Headstones

It was probably stuck for hours.
Eric Grundhauser July 6, 2017
Glowing corals in the Red Sea.
science

In the Deep, Corals Glow Red to Help Out Their Photosynthetic Tenants

And in the lab, they're helping cancer researchers, too.
Kelsey Kennedy July 6, 2017
music

Found: Early, Awkward Video of Nirvana Playing in an Empty RadioShack

It was January 1988, and future stardom was all but assured.
Erik Shilling July 6, 2017