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Rare ‘pumpkin spice’ baby sea turtle spotted in Florida

Popular Science 10 Oct 2026
While fall officially began only a few weeks ago, many of us have come to expect pumpkins and Halloween decorations in stores as early as August. And this year, an adorable baby turtle joined in on the early autumnal festivities ... Image ... Image ... ....
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Squid are covered in little hairs like the ones in your ear

Popular Science 09 Oct 2026
Squid skin behaves a bit like a large, 10-armed human ear. While scientists at Case Western Reserve University were probing these enigmatic cephalopods, they discovered that squid have significantly more hair cells than was previously known ... ....
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Fagottist Enrico Bassi erh�lt ersten Preis beim ARD Musikwettbewerb

NDR 06 Oct 2026
Der junge Italiener, der bereits beim NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester in Hamburg spielt, kann sein Gl�ck noch gar nicht fassen ....
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Bullfrogs have a brain superpower

Popular Science 06 Oct 2026
The brain runs on glucose—a sugar in blood and the body’s main energy source. When that fuel runs out, neural activity falls apart very quickly. But American bullfrogs (Aquarana catesbeiana) have a surprising biological backup ... ....
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Chimpanzees steal less pineapple from their friends

Popular Science 05 Oct 2026
How likely is a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) to steal food from another chimp? It depends on whether they’re a friend or a foe ... The findings are described in a study recently published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior ... ....
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Divers Discover 10,500-Year-Old Wood That May Rewrite the Story of Hunter-Gatherers

Gizmodo 05 Oct 2026
A geologic quirk in a German lake has left Mesolithic remains exquisitely preserved ....
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Skulls Reveal Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Egypt 5,000 Years Ago

Gizmodo 05 Oct 2026
Royal tombs at Abydos were surrounded by numerous other burials. In the 1920s, an Egyptologist questioned whether all those people could have died naturally at the same time ....
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Wildlife camera in Guatemala captures a once-in-a-decade snapshot

Popular Science 04 Oct 2026
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But these new camera trap photographs of a jaguar (Panthera onca) in Guatemala are worth even more, according to conservationists ... Jaguars are listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Image. Panthera ... .
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Untitled Art Finds Its Footing in Houston With Its Second Edition

New York Observer 03 Oct 2026
Another highlight was a recently resurfaced painting by Mexican Surrealist Sofía Bassi, whose biography is almost as extraordinary as her rediscovered work ... During nearly five years in prison, Bassi ...
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More evidence emerges that Arabian Sea humpback whales could be their own subspecies

Popular Science 02 Oct 2026
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known for one of the longest migrations of any mammal. However, not all of them travel thousands of miles across oceans to feed and breed ... Image. Matthew Leslie ... ....
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One of the world’s rarest pears only grows in a small Italian town

Popular Science 01 Oct 2026
In Italy, even the most unassuming hole in the wall is likely to serve up the most amazing of meals ... We stopped at an unassuming eatery called Mangialento, which translates to eat slowly ... It all started with one student’s 2001 university thesis ... Image ... .
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Being an Anglo-Saxon Expat in Medieval Rome Came With a Rare Papal Perk

Gizmodo 01 Oct 2026
There was a "miniature Anglo-Saxon town" between the Vatican and the Tiber River ....
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Archaeologists Unearth a Medieval Woman Buried With a Child in Her Arms

Gizmodo 29 Sep 2026
While further analysis is necessary to reveal their identities, 'there must have been a close relationship,' explains archaeologist Giuliano Volpe ....
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5 ‘trailblazing’ caribou return to Canada’s wilderness

Popular Science 28 Sep 2026
Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada has five special new inhabitants. one caribou (Rangifer tarandus) bull and four caribou calves ... They have also joined groups of wild caribou, an encouraging sign as they continue adapting to life in the wild.” ... .
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