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Researchers witnessed this coral slowly slurp up a sea slug back in December of 2014.

Cool Finds

That Time a Mushroom Coral Ate a Sea Slug

Researchers observed the rare event off the coast of Thailand

Jumping worms are becoming more common in Wisconsin. This photo shows what is likely an Amynthas agrestis jumping worm in Pennsylvania, though its identification is unconfirmed.

Jumping Worms Have Invaded Wisconsin

A wriggling worm is becoming a problem in the Midwest

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Urine (Not Chlorine) Causes Red Eyes in Pools

CDC spreads the word about the peril of pee in pools

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Summer Jobs May Be a Thing of the Past

Fewer than one third of American teens snag summer employment

Pet goldfish in a tank, where it belongs

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Pet Goldfish Released into the Wild Are Getting Really Huge

Monster goldfish are trouble for native fish

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Norway Is Building a Highway for Bees

The "superhighway" sends Oslo bee traffic from east to west

Horses race in the 2015 Belmont Stakes. Researchers have found that horse race speed has increased since 1850.

New Research

Racehorse Speed Hasn’t Peaked Yet

But how will horses fare in the race to get faster?

A small cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae) hovers on a hedge mustard plant (Sisybrium officinale). While the butterfly might look harmless enough, its caterpillars engage in a chemical war with this mustard plant's cultivated relatives.

New Research

Mustard Is A Product Of Evolutionary Warfare Between Plants And Caterpillars

Plants produce mustard oils to fight off pests in a chemical conflict that’s been waged for millions of years

Redwood tree canopy in California

Cool Finds

Here’s A Map of All the Trees in California

Every meter covered by trees shows up

Pasquino in Rome

Cool Finds

Have Something Rude to Say? Put it on This 2300-Year Old Statue in Rome

A cardinal started the tradition of decorating this statue with snarky poems and insults

Cool Finds

This Mockumentary Explains the Appeal of Skateboarding to Scared Parents

“The Devil’s Toy” looks “an epidemic from which no one was secure”: having fun on skateboards

Colorized radar images from the Cassini spacecraft show some of the many lakes on Titan

New Research

Lakes on Saturn’s Moon are Really Sinkholes Filled With Liquid Methane and Ethane

Strange and changeable lakes might form just as certain water-filled lakes do on Earth

Hitler's signature on one of his watercolors.

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Did an Auction of Hitler’s Art Go Too Far?

A collection of Hitler’s paintings just sold for $450,000

Cool Finds

People Used to Wear Dunce Caps to Shower

“Extinguisher caps” were nineteenth-century shower caps

A mermaid as depicted in Sea Fables Explained by Henry Lee, published in 1883.

Cool Finds

The Murky Tale of John Smith and the Mermaid

Alexander Dumas probably just made it up

A photograph of Claude Monet in his gardens circa 1917

Cool Finds

An Art Dealer Just Found a Forgotten Monet Pastel Hidden Behind Another Drawing

The pastel depicts a lighthouse and jetty near Monet’s childhood home

Little Havana, Miami, Florida.

Urban Explorations

These Are the Most Threatened Historical Places in America

The Grand Canyon, The Factory and the A.G. Gaston Motel are just a few of the 11 names on the list

Cool Finds

In Sweden the Blood Bank Will Text You When Your Blood is Used

Stockholm’s blood bank uses text messages and Facebook posts to remind donors to give again

A cownose ray caught as bycatch off the coast of Virginia

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Catch and Release: This Device Could Help Accidentally Caught Fish Survive

The SeaQualizer returns fish safely to the depths of the ocean

A genetically modified lamb from a research lab in France was accidentally sent to market in November. It's unclear who might have eaten her.

A Genetically Modified Sheep was Sent to a Slaughter House and Sold for Meat

The lamb came from a agricultural research lab and was equipped with a jellyfish gene

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