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World's largest solar-powered aircraft crashes after losing power
'Solar Impulse 2' made history by circumnavigating the globe in 2016. 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. 'Solar Impulse 2' completed its circumnavigation of the planet, which included a flight over Giza's pyramids, in 2016. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The groundbreaking experimental aircraft known as has met an untimely end.
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Meet Sam Houston, the new baby Asian elephant
The 285-pound pachyderm was up and running right after birth. 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. Sam Houston is the fourth generation of an elephant family at the Fort Worth Zoo. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. On April 1, Texas' Fort Worth Zoo welcomed a 285-pound baby into the world.
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Game teaches kids programming basics without screens
Texico's analog brain games use playing cards, toy train tracks, and scrap paper. 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 Japanese company's games can help users learn the principles of coding with less screentime. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Parents around the world are responding to growing research showing that excessive screen time, especially for young children, may have negative cognitive effects .
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7 sciatica stretches and exercises for pain relief
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. Simple could help ease your pain. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Sciatica afflicts millions of people each year--though not as many people as they have it . A growing catchall term among the undiagnosed for all manner of back problems, sciatica is a specific lower-back nerve condition that requires specific action to address. "Early detection matters," John Gallucci Jr. MS, ATC, PT, DPT, the CEO of JAG Physical Therapy, tells .
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Mayflies have crazy, acrobatic sex
Researchers froze mayfly couples in the middle of mating--for science. 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 female is on top, the male below. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Researchers studying copulation in mayflies pulled off a stunt worthy of the naughtiest ancient Greek myths.
'Mars' is 2025's most popular planet baby name
Science Space Solar System'Mars' is 2025's most popular planet baby name Thankfully, no one named their kid Uranus. 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. In 2025, 65 babies were named'Moon' and 101 got the name'Star.' Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. "Mars, can you please clean up your Legos?" "Jupiter, finish your peas." "Don't pull the cat's tail, Mercury!"
The first playgrounds were for adults, not kids
Early playgrounds were more about fitness than fun--and children didn't enter the equation for decades. 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. Playgrounds have never been just fun and games. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. You can learn a lot about a society from the way they raise children.
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Vet constructs ingenious contraption to help a tortoise hit by a car
The African spurred tortoise's recovery deserves a shell-ebration. 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. After getting hit by a car twice, the tortoise's shell needed to be wired back together. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Complex problems require creative solutions, and wildlife veterinarian Nielsen Donato is no stranger to what might seem like out-of-the-box problem solving.
Glowing algae could power the lamps of the future
The bioluminescent plants are a potential alternative to electrical light and batteries. 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. Acidic (top) and basic (bottom) environments trigger different bioluminescent behaviors in algae. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Bioluminescence is everywhere in nature, but it puts on its biggest light shows underwater .
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Hiker stumbles on 6th century gold sword scabbard under fallen tree
'The odds of finding something like this are minimal.' 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. Heavy wear suggests the scabbard's original sword wasn't ceremonial, but frequently wielded. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A hiker who paused to examine an old, uprooted tree found something much rarer than roots during a recent walk in the hills of Norway.