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A Polish Judge Ordered Solar Panels Off a Balcony and Now Everyone Has an Opinion
A resident cut his electricity bill by more than one-third using a small solar kit…
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Welsh Tales to Malory: How the Arthurian Legend Was Really Built
King Arthur may be one of the most recognizable figures in all of Western literature — but the legend most…
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Turkey’s Biodegradable Wall Sticker Turns Cracked City Facades Into Living Gardens
What if the cracked, weathered walls of a city weren’t problems to be patched over…
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A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Just Pulled Up to the Panama Canal
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier anchored off Panama while a guided-missile destroyer docked in Panama City…
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Switzerland Is Burying a 2.1-GWh Battery That Could Run Europe’s Grid
Beneath a quiet Swiss town on the Rhine, workers are digging a hole nearly 90…
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The Stephen Hawking Quote Going Viral for What It Says About Quiet People
Doctors told Stephen Hawking he had two years to live. He lived for more than…
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What Crickets at Night Are Actually Telling You About Your Garden
That steady chirp coming from your garden after dark might feel like an unwelcome intrusion,…
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A Tangled Humpback Whale Off Australia Sent Aircrews Racing to Find It
A thick rope wrapped around the base of a juvenile humpback whale’s dorsal fin —…
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Thailand’s Longest-Necked Dinosaur Was Hiding in Plain Sight for Decades
A creature the length of three school buses, weighing as much as five African elephants,…
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The Book Turning Viking Burial Customs Into Art About Loss
What does it mean to bury the dead — and what can a thousand-year-old grave…
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Spain Revives a 40-Year Naval Silence With Morocco’s New Warship
For the first time in roughly four decades, a Spanish shipyard has built a warship…
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He Dug a Fish Lake on Farmland and Wildlife Moved In Within 1,000 Days
A five-acre pond dug on a former peanut field to raise fish quietly became something…
Science
What Counts as Close Contact With the Andes Virus May Surprise You
When does spending time near someone with a dangerous virus actually put you at risk?…
Environment
Parakeets Near Your Home Are Carrying a Message About Your City
Those loud, bright-green birds wheeling over your street in a tight, chattering flock are not…
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Guanacos Return to Argentina’s Chaco After 110 Years and Scientists Are Watching Closely
For the first time in roughly 110 years, guanacos are walking the grasslands of Argentina’s…
Science
PCOS Has a New Name and Scientists Made It Official This Week
A condition affecting millions of people worldwide just got a new name — and the…
Science
A Blue-Whale-Size Asteroid Is Passing Earth Monday on a Wild Solar Orbit
A newly discovered asteroid the size of a blue whale is set to make an…
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Catching Infections From Plants May Not Be Science Fiction After All
Fungi cause an estimated 85% of all plant diseases — and according to experts, some…
Environment
A Boy Chasing His Dog Into a Cave Found 17,000-Year-Old Animal Art
A cave sealed for thousands of years. More than 2,000 images of animals painted by…
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Birds Singing Near Your Home May Signal Something Bigger Than Noise
That birdsong drifting through your window in the middle of the afternoon is not random.…
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Spain Welcomed Its First Malayan Tapir Calf After 20 Years of Trying
Fewer than 2,500 Malayan tapirs are believed to survive in the wild. That number alone…
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A Medieval Ship Found Under Tallinn Still Holds Its Crew’s Belongings After 650 Years
Just 1.5 meters below a busy Tallinn street, construction crews in 2022 broke through the…