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Make sure you’re only listening to music crafted by flesh and blood humans.

Pervasive plastic contamination and unreliable methods have clouded the science on microplastics in the human body. In an interview, Australian scientist Cassandra Rauert, who built a plastics-free lab to study human exposure, explores the challenges for researchers.

The endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were found in December 2025.

Egg prices got you down? You might be able to set up your own supply of fresh pre-omelets.

Tigers, mudskippers, and turtles can all be found amongst the mangroves.

The fundraiser hit its goal after a $5.5M donation from an OpenAI co-founder.

That’s one way to keep track of delays.

At 65-feet-long, the installation on display in Times Square has plenty of room.

These experimental ship designs rely on smaller nd potentially safer molten salt nuclear reactors.

As their mom recovers, Sandy and Luna are becoming more independent.

The large toothed whales are known for their signature vertical sleeping skills.

Only three CRT television vacuum tubes exploded in the process