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🐗🐖 What happens to the animals left behind after a nuclear disaster? In Fukushima, escaped domestic pigs and wild boars are interbreeding at a rapid pace. While they aren't "mutants," these hybrids are rewriting the local gene pool. #science #wildlife

👉 www.popsci.com/environment/n...
Nuclear hog hybrids are breeding at breakneck speed in Japan
But not in the way Fukushima’s geneticists thought.
www.popsci.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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🦇🦁 The fringe-lipped bat is a tiny predator that hunts like a lion.

Instead of flying all night, these "lazy" #bats spend their time hanging perfectly still, eavesdropping on frog calls. When they hear a target, they strike with a 50% success rate. #wildlife

👉 www.smithsonianmag.com/scien...
These Lazy Bats Are Super-Efficient Killers That Carefully Conserve Energy to Attack at a Moment's Notice
Wild fringe-lipped bats spend just one-tenth of the night in flight, but they can precisely snatch a calling frog and nab prey that rivals their own size
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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⚒️⛰️ What if the Great #Pyramids weren't just built from the ground up, but were actually carved out of the Earth? New research into the Giza Plateau reveals that ancient builders used natural hills as a massive internal core. #archaeology

👉 www.openculture.com/2026/02/...
Were the Egyptian Pyramids Not Built Up, But Carved Down?: A Bold New Theory Explains Their Construction
We know more or less everything we could possibly know about ancient Egyptian civilization.
www.openculture.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦉🌳 The common potoo is known for its "ghostlike" night calls and its ability to mimic a tree limb during the day. Biology student Mauricio Silveira shares the thrill of the hunt as he searches for this elusive species. #birds #nature

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An extreme close-up of a common potoo shows its large, circular yellow eyes and brown, wood-like feathers against a black background.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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🤔🕵️‍♂️ Carl Sagan developed a "Baloney Detection Kit" to help us navigate a world full of misinformation and persuasive charlatans. #psychology #science

👉 bigthink.com/starts-with-a-b...
Carl Sagan's 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney
Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans. In 2026, that matters more than ever.
bigthink.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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🦇🔴 European cities are swapping out white streetlights for red LEDs to create "wildlife corridors." While white light can confuse nocturnal animals, research shows that red light allows bats to hunt and navigate naturally. #science #environment

👉 www.euronews.com/green/2026/...
Red street lamps are protecting light-shy creatures across Europe
The change in colour is part of a scheme to reduce the effects of light pollution, particularly on nocturnal animals.
www.euronews.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: ⚒️🎒 Ever wonder what a geologist packs for a day of hunting fossils? Crystal Cortez from the California Academy of Sciences shares the essential tools in her field kit. #geology #science

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A person in a yellow sweater stands behind a table and holds a gray backpack in front of a wall of rock-embedded fossils.
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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🐍📏 "The Baroness" is a massive 7-meter reticulated #python in Indonesia that was just verified as the longest wild snake ever measured. She was saved by a local rescuer and is now helping researchers learn more about how these giant predators survive. #snakes

👉 www.nationalgeographic.com/a...
Meet ‘The Baroness’—the world’s longest wild snake | National Geographic
She's more than 23 feet long, and verified by Guinness World Records.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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🏈🌪️ For years physicist Tim Gay challenged colleagues to solve a simple-sounding mystery: why does a #football’s nose tilt down during a spiral pass? He found that gravity and wind create a specific torque that makes the ball "precess" like a spinning top. #physics

👉 www.npr.org/2026/02/08/nx-s1...
The physics of the spiral pass have long been a mystery. Not anymore
The physics of the spiral pass have baffled physicists and football fans for decades.
www.npr.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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🦉🌳 The common potoo is known for its "ghostlike" night calls and its ability to mimic a tree limb during the day. Biology student Mauricio Silveira shares the thrill of the hunt as he searches for this elusive species. #birds #nature

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post...
An extreme close-up of a common potoo shows its large, circular yellow eyes and brown, wood-like feathers against a black background.
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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👶🥁 Researchers played J.S. Bach for 49 sleeping newborns to see how their brains reacted. The #babies’ brainwaves showed they could predict a steady beat, suggesting that rhythm is part of our biological hardware. #music

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Babies are born with a sense of rhythm, study suggests
Babies are born with the ability to predict rhythm, according to a study published February 5th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by ​​Roberta Bianco from the Italian Institute of Technology, and colleagues.
www.eurekalert.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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⚒️🎒 Ever wonder what a geologist packs for a day of hunting fossils? Crystal Cortez from the California Academy of Sciences shares the essential tools in her field kit. #geology #science

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A person in a yellow sweater stands behind a table and holds a gray backpack in front of a wall of rock-embedded fossils.
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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🏔️🐚 If you climbed to the top of Mount Everest, the last thing you’d expect to find is a sea floor. But the summit is actually made of limestone packed with the fossils of trilobites and crinoids that lived 450 million years ago. #geology #paleontology

👉 www.sciencefocus.com/planet-...
We keep finding strange ocean fossils on the top of Mount Everest | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Explorers keep finding marine life fossils at the top of Mount Everest. As weird as that sounds, there's a perfectly good reason why
www.sciencefocus.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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🐞🏖️ Researchers at Kyushu University found a new ladybug species living right on their campus that is only one millimeter long. #insects #nature

👉 www.popsci.com/environment/n...
New ladybug species is the size of a grain of sand
Luck by a lady (bug).
www.popsci.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🏔️⏳ At 4,000 meters in the Himalayas, life is a race against the clock. Young Himalayan marmots have just 12 weeks to eat enough to survive an eight-month hibernation. #nature #wildlife

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Two fluffy Himalayan marmots stand on their hind legs and grapple with each other on a high-altitude rocky slope.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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🦍💪 While a silverback gorilla has the power to bend iron bars, even the tiny potto has a grip so strong it’s nearly impossible to move. #primates #biology

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"22% of US men believe they could beat a chimpanzee in a fight" – Here’s how humans actually stack up against the world’s 10 strongest primates | Discover Wildlife
Discover the strongest primates on the planet… 
www.discoverwildlife.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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📜⚛️ From Abraham Lincoln’s maritime patent to James A. Garfield’s original geometry proof, many U.S. presidents held impressive technical and intellectual roles. #history #science

👉 www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...
One Was a Teenage Diplomat. Another Was a Nuclear Engineer. Here's How Eight Presidents Made Their Mark Outside of the White House
From Abraham Lincoln's patent to James A. Garfield's geometry proof, learn how these 19th- and 20th-century commanders in chief shaped their legacies beyond politics
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌍🏛️ In 1897, British forces looted thousands of artifacts from Benin City. Now, the University of Cambridge is returning legal ownership of 116 objects to Nigeria. #history #archaeology

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A commemorative brass head from the Kingdom of Benin is shown in a detailed close-up, highlighting its tiered mesh headdress and a wide collar that covers the neck and chin.
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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⛷️🌬️ How do ski jumpers stay airborne for seven seconds, and why is hockey more about "luck" than other sports?

Physics and math experts break down the #science of the 2026 Winter #Olympics, from the engineering of artificial snow to the aerodynamic suits that make bobsledders fly.

👉 zurl.co/SXGkb
From ski jumps and sliding bobsleds to engineering snow, here are 5 essential reads on the science of the Winter Olympics
Athletes will use physics concepts such as friction and lift to their advantage on the world stage in the 2026 Olympic Games.
zurl.co
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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🏔️⏳ At 4,000 meters in the Himalayas, life is a race against the clock. Young Himalayan marmots have just 12 weeks to eat enough to survive an eight-month hibernation. #nature #wildlife

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Two fluffy Himalayan marmots stand on their hind legs and grapple with each other on a high-altitude rocky slope.
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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🌍🏛️ In 1897, British forces looted thousands of artifacts from Benin City. Now, the University of Cambridge is returning legal ownership of 116 objects to Nigeria. #history #archaeology

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A commemorative brass head from the Kingdom of Benin is shown in a detailed close-up, highlighting its tiered mesh headdress and a wide collar that covers the neck and chin.
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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🧶📜 Centuries ago, the Inca used a complex system of knotted strings called khipus to manage their empire. These "portable archives" tracked everything from farm inventories to historical stories using a code of colors, positions, and knot types. #history #archaeology

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Discover Khipu, the Ancient Incan Record & Writing System Made Entirely of Knots
Khipus, the portable information archives created by the Inca, may stir up memories of 1970s macrame with their long strands of intricately knotted, earth-toned fibers, but their function more closely resembled that of a densely plotted computerized spreadsheet.
zurl.co
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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🐭🎡 For years, scientists thought captive #mice ran on wheels because they were bored. But when researchers put wheels in the wild, they found that free-roaming mice, #rats, and even frogs lined up for a turn, just for fun.

👉 www.zmescience.com/ecology/a...
Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside. Then, all the animals started playing with it
It seems that animals simply love to play.
www.zmescience.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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🌊🐚 Scientists teamed up with YouTuber Ze Frank to let the public name a bizarre new species of deep-sea chiton over 5,000 meters down. The winner? Ferreiraella populi – the "chiton of the people." #science #biology

👉 scitechdaily.com/the-interne...
The Internet Just Named a Brand-New Deep-Sea Creature Found Nearly 3 Miles Deep
A bizarre deep-sea mollusk went viral on YouTube—and now officially bears a name chosen by the people.
scitechdaily.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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🏺🍴 Why did ancient Romans love fermented fish guts, and why did medieval kings risk their lives for lamprey pie? #history #archaeology

👉 www.discovermagazine.com/why...
Why the Ancients Ate These Bizarre Foods — and Why We Don't Anymore
Learn how culture, survival, and science created some of history's strangest meals.
www.discovermagazine.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM