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NASA's Hubble pops in on a 'superbubble'

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Science Space Deep Space Space Telescope NASA's Hubble pops in on a'superbubble' N44 is a baby star nursery only 160,000 light-years away. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . At a spry 36-years-young, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope just keeps on going .


Pair of rare, colorful lobsters have a new home in Maine

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A two-toned lobster like Ethel is 1 in 50 million, while a blue one like Gertrude is 1 in 2 million. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Ethel the split-colored lobster (left) and Gertrude the blue (right) were donated to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .


Japan's continuing bear problems can't be solved by culling alone

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Environment Animals Wildlife Bears Japan's continuing bear problems can't be solved by culling alone Roughly 14,000 bears killed during the last fiscal year, but more humane measures are also effective. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Conservationists are promoting strategies like tagging and tracking bears instead of simply killing them.C Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . Japan's bears are still causing problems.


Biologists discover why snake embryos always coil to the right

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A'pillar of gut' is the key. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. An embryo of a Cape house snake (Boaedon capensis), one of the more than 900 specimens that were part of the study on snake coiling. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .


Over 2,000 animals spotted off the coast of Cape Cod

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More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Researchers spotted a total of 11 whale sharks during an aerial survey over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on August 16, 2026. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . When most people gaze out of an airplane window, they admire the fluffy clouds slowly floating past them.


Over 200 million migratory birds are hitting the sky this week

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The central U.S. should be a particular hot spot for birds heading south. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The migratory birds were seen currently gathering for their journey to the southern wintering grounds in Germany on October 10, 2020. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .


New Fat Bear Week children's book turns Katmai's famous bears into wrestlers

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New Fat Bear Week children's book turns Katmai's famous bears into wrestlers A Q&A with Alaskan author Brooke Hartman on salmon, writing challenges, and why people love these bears. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A male bear designed at 747. He was the Fat Bear Week Champion in 2020 and 2022. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.


Meet Bucky Dent, one of Katmai's most innovative bears

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Cameras spotted Bear 164 going after a speedy salmon. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . Officially designated as Bear 164, this roughly seven-year-old adult male is so good at catching fish, he invented a new way to find them as a young subadult bear.


Bear dies after getting trapped in hot car

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Don't leave food (or even sunscreen) in your car. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The died after not being discovered for days after getting trapped in the car. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .


Narwhal tusks are twisty, magical mathematical marvels

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More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . Narwhal () tusks may not really be magical, but they do have some mathematical magic. Their tusk is actually made up of two spirals (or helices) instead of one.