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Scientists Find Glowing Arctic Fish With Antifreeze in Its Veins
Animals
Meghan Yani

Scientists Find Glowing Arctic Fish With Antifreeze in Its Veins

That's one way to keep warm!

That Time a Scientist Dug Secret Tunnels Under D.C. for Exercise
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That Time a Scientist Dug Secret Tunnels Under D.C. for Exercise

Skip the gym and dig underground tunnels instead!

Idaho Relocated Beavers by Parachuting Them From Planes
Animals
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Idaho Relocated Beavers by Parachuting Them From Planes

The Idaho Fish and Game once dropped beavers out of a plane!

Upside-down Lightning In Oklahoma Most Powerful Ever Recorded
Places
Engrid Barnett

Upside-down Lightning In Oklahoma Most Powerful Ever Recorded

Scientists are still figuring out why lightning sometimes flows up instead of down.

Astronomers Plan to Go Magnet Fishing for Meteorite
Science & Technology
Meghan Yani

Astronomers Plan to Go Magnet Fishing for Meteorite

If successful, retrieving the space stone would mark the first human contact with a material larger than dust from beyond our star system.

Billions of Fireflies Synchronize in a Rare, Dazzling Light Show
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Billions of Fireflies Synchronize in a Rare, Dazzling Light Show

Friday night lights like you've never seen.

Debunking the “Curse of the Pharaohs”
Vintage & Historical
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Debunking the “Curse of the Pharaohs”

Despite the hype, Egyptian mummy curses are shockingly rare and downright bland.

Immortal Jellyfish: The Secret To Cheating Death?
Animals
Noelle Talmon

Immortal Jellyfish: The Secret To Cheating Death?

Imagine being able to revert to a younger version of yourself whenever you get stressed.

Fantasy Forest Discovered Inside 630-Foot-Deep Sinkhole
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Fantasy Forest Discovered Inside 630-Foot-Deep Sinkhole

The average sinkhole runs 11 feet under the Earth’s surface. This forest-filled crater in China was about 57 times that!

Dead Spiders Transformed Into Reanimated Necrobots
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Dead Spiders Transformed Into Reanimated Necrobots

Move over, Frankenstein! Scientists use puffs of air to turn dead spiders into creepy claw machines.

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Ripley's Cartoon Of The Day

Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Ripley's Cartoon Of The Day

Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!