Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet that “flowing liquid water” exists on Mars, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
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Extremely Rare Baby Rhino Captured in Camera Trap
A young rhino scuttles out of the underbrush, its outsize ears swiveling. Not far behind, its mother follows, watching cautiously.…
Tiny Birds Fly Without Landing for Three Days
Warblers that weigh about as much as a stack of 12 business cards fly thousands of miles across the Atlantic…
Dog Runs For First Time In His Life
Some might say Derby the dog is disabled, but clearly they haven’t seen him in action. “He has always been…
Smart People Live Longer — Here’s Why
Smarter people tend to live longer than those with less luck in the intelligence department. Now, a new study hints…
What a ‘Tree of 40 Fruit’ Tells Us About Agricultural Evolution
Compass, Mirabelle, Long John, and Early Golden—they’re not a fleet of ships headed for the high seas. These are actually…
Little girl, 3, saves two children by donating her organs
Olivia Swedberg was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer on May 7. The three-year-old from North Platte, Nebraska, had a tumor…
My disability has never come in the way
Manikandan Kumar, aka Mani Rogers, is India’s first world Para-climbing Champion, a feat for anyone in India, where recognition for…
Cuba stamps out mother-to-child HIV
Cuba has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The head of…
Blind French hikers use new technology to cross mountains
A new smartphone app helped five blind hikers to cross a mountain range in eastern France without any help from…
Kangaroos are lefties
Here’s an interesting bit of information for your next trivia night: by and large, kangaroos are left-handed. This might seem…
New Species of See-Through Frog Found
Calling all Muppets fans: A new species of see-through glass frog found in Costa Rica looks just like Kermit. The…