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Glass eels are one stage in the European eel's life cycle.
science

Tiny Glass Eels Navigate the Atlantic With Magnetic Compasses

How else would they get from the Sargasso Sea to Europe?
Kelsey Kennedy June 13, 2017
money

Keep Your Eye Out for Canada's New Glow-in-the-Dark Toonie

The special-edition release is the first photoluminescent coin to ever enter circulation.
Cara Giaimo June 13, 2017
Wilson's painting of a tree creeper.
exploration

Found: An Antarctic Explorer’s Painting, Hidden Among Penguin Poop And Mold

A conservator discovered the delicate watercolor in a dusty, dirty portfolio.
Sarah Laskow June 13, 2017
Longstanding Sprankle's Village Pizza was essentially swallowed by a sinkhole.
sinkhole

A Sinkhole Nearly Swallowed an Ohio Pizzeria

It had to be torn down anyway.
Eric Grundhauser June 12, 2017
animals

The Case of the Hedgehog With 'Balloon Syndrome'

He's better now.
Erik Shilling June 12, 2017
A Japanese badger on Mount Ibuki, Japan.
science

A Japanese Badger Cull Went Out of Control

The species is now at risk of extinction.
Kelsey Kennedy June 12, 2017
Poenari Castle.
dracula

The Bears Haunting Dracula's Castle in Romania

Visitors have been turned away for their own safety.
Erik Shilling June 12, 2017
A demonstration of how an ancient drill might have worked.
geology

Found: A 7,500-Year-Old Stone Drill Bit

Useful!
Sarah Laskow June 12, 2017
A young red-tailed hawk takes food from its accidental guardian, a mature bald eagle.
animals

Two Bald Eagles Have 'Adopted' a Young Red-Tailed Hawk

Fake it 'til you make it.
Cara Giaimo June 12, 2017
You can also use swords. Or words. Use your words.
news

It Might Soon Be Legal to Challenge Someone to a Duel in Canada

Be careful out there.
Erik Shilling June 9, 2017
Take a book, leave the planet.
television

Detroit Now Has a TARDIS-Shaped Library

Dr. Who would be proud.
Eric Grundhauser June 9, 2017
A man, a dog, and an inadequate vessel.
boats

A Man and His Dog Were Rescued From a Duct-Taped Boat

Don't try this at home.
Erik Shilling June 9, 2017
A young splasher enjoys surge flow season in 2015.
news

Rare 'Surge Flows' Are Turning Colorado's Sand Dunes Into a Waterpark

It's bodysurfing time at Medano Creek.
Cara Giaimo June 9, 2017
Real or fake?
science

How to Catch a (Whiskey) Counterfeiter

Use science to make it glow.
Kelsey Kennedy June 9, 2017
Lizard fish!
news

Found: A Rare Example of the Toothy Deep-Sea Lizard Fish

Oceans, man.
Sarah Laskow June 9, 2017
A smoothhound shark.
animals

For the First Time, a Shark Attacked a Surfer in English Waters

Just a flesh wound, though.
Erik Shilling June 8, 2017
Dark Helmet's hilarious helmet is one of Spaceballs' most notable props.
film

For Sale: Rare 'Spaceballs' Props

Interested in Dark Helmet's helmet?
Eric Grundhauser June 8, 2017
Bumblebees pollinating flowers during the study.
science

Tracking Bumblebees Based on Their Buzzes

The technique could be a boon for famers who rely on the services of pollinators.
Kelsey Kennedy June 8, 2017