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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.


In 1926, a Russian biologist tried to create a human-chimpanzee hybrid

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Luckily, the cruel experiment never happened. 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. Cheetah the Chimp, Johnny Sheffield as Boy, Johnny Weismuller as Tarzan, and Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane sit on a tree branch in an undated publicity still. 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 .


300 years of mummies found in ancient Egyptian tomb

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At least 20 people and one dog reside in the Theban Necropolis chamber. 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 . The standard image of an ancient Egyptian mummy often features a very specific type of person and pose.


Don't worry, Katmai's brown bears didn't vanish from Brooks Falls

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Environment Animals Wildlife Bears Don't worry, Katmai's brown bears didn't vanish from Brooks Falls In August, the brown bears spread out to find 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. The brown bears are still fattening up ahead of the winter. 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 .


3D-printed 'balloon banjo' is ready for pickin'

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Science Physics 3D-printed'balloon banjo' is ready for pickin' The DIY project is better suited as a learning tool than a jam session instrument, but it's still ingenious. 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 amount of air in the balloon determines its resonance. 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 .


Scientists put tiny backpacks on crayfish

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However, keeping tabs on these four-inch-long freshwater creatures can get a bit sticky. 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 . This back to school season, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) biologists are testing out a backpack of their own.


Danish town plans for underground parking garage, finds long-lost medieval convent

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The 13th-century remnants of St. Clare's are hidden beneath a soccer field in Roskilde. 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. Archaeologists say the findings may be the most detailed ground penetrating radar results in Scandinavia. 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 .


Southern right whales have bumpy 'fingerprints' on their heads

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Environment Animals Wildlife Whales Southern right whales have bumpy'fingerprints' on their heads Photographs from citizen scientists and whale watchers help identify the cetaceans off the coast of Patagonia. 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 . How do you tell the difference between two individual southern right whales ()? Just like humans have unique fingerprints, these large baleen whales have identifying arrangements of callosities on their heads.


The world's largest electric plane takes flight

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Technology Aviation The world's largest electric plane takes flight The 25,000-pound aircraft flew for 27 minutes. 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. Heart Aerospace's X1 demonstrator, the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown, crosses the Champlain Valley near Plattsburgh, New York, at sunrise during its first flight in August 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 .


Can't whistle? It's not you, it's mouth geometry.

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But with some practice you can likely get there. 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. For some people, whistling doesn't come easily, but there's still hope. 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 .