Loved “Everything Everywhere All at Once?” Can’t get enough of “The Flash” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” this month? Then this list is for you. We’ve compiled a non-exhaustive sampler of fiction about alternate universes and multiverses — from movies to TV to comics to books. It’s a great starter kit if your media tastes […]
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Zoo Welcomes Endangered Baby Pygmy Hippo
There’s a new member of the Pittsburgh Zoo family – an adorable baby pygmy hippopotamus named Hadari. The 1-year-old baby boy was moved in on May 23, the zoo announced on Wednesday, coming from Alabama’s Montgomery Zoo. And he’s already making himself at home in the zoo’s Jungle Odyssey area. “Hadari is trying out everything, […]
Continue Reading‘Humongous’ Catfish
‘Humongous’ catfish caught in Pennsylvania nabs angler a state record. See the catch When Michael Wherley felt a tug on his line on a Pennsylvania river, he knew there was something big on the other end. He was right. Hooked on his line was a 66-pound flathead catfish. “When it finally came to the surface, […]
Continue ReadingFirst Know “Virgin Birth”
‘Virgin’ crocodile found to have made herself pregnant The first ever known case of a crocodile laying eggs without a male mate – a rare reproductive strategy that could be traced back to dinosaurs – has been documented by scientists. Over the last two decades, zoologists have increasingly documented the very rare vertebrate reproductive strategy […]
Continue ReadingShortage of Pink Paint
Ahead of the premiere of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie on July 21, it seems like the whole world turned pink. Since pictures of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling dressed in full Barbie gear emerged on our timelines last summer, Barbiecore became one of the main trends in the current zeitgeist, dominating everything from fashion runways […]
Continue ReadingRare Wolverine Spotted
A wild wolverine was spotted multiple times in California last month, only the second specimen to be verified by experts in the past century, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Over a two-week period in May, the wolverine was reported twice in Inyo National Forest and once in Yosemite National Park. Photos […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia is Meant to Burn
‘California is meant to burn’: Experts teach landowners art of prescribed burns The prescribed burn begins on a California hill with a drip torch to light brush, needles and fallen branches, the flames spreading out on the forest floor far below the tree canopy. Students on this Saturday class learn how to keep the […]
Continue ReadingTeens Accused of Killing Swan
Three teens have been arrested for allegedly killing a swan for family and friends to eat. The female swan, named Faye, was killed at a pond in Manlius, New York. Her four babies, called cygnets, went missing over the weekend. On Tuesday, Manlius police arrested 18-year-old Eman Hussan, and a 17 and 16-year-old, all from […]
Continue Reading107 Million Year Old Bones
Pterosaurs, the world’s oldest flying reptiles, once flew in Australia’s skies as far back as 107 million years ago, according to a study published Wednesday. Palaeontologists came to that conclusion after examining two pieces of prehistoric bone extracted from Dinosaur Cove – a fossil-bearing site in the Australian state of Victoria – more than three […]
Continue ReadingRare Albino Giant Panda Spotted
Rare albino giant panda spotted visiting other pandas in China nature reserve A rare all-white albino panda has made another appearance in new footage from China’s Wolong nature reserve. Back in April 2019, the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province in southwestern China released a picture of the all-white panda, which at the time […]
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