The Los Angeles Zoo is capping off its 2024 California condor breeding season with a record-breaking 17 chicks hatched all of which will be candidates for release into the wild as part of the California Condor Recovery Program (CCRP). The 17th and final chick of the season hatched in June and…
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A team from MIT has discovered a fascinating chemical reaction that could allow ships or submarines to power themselves with zero-emissions hydrogen via a combination of aluminum pellets and the seawater through which they sail. Several clever tweaks allowed for this process to generate a not-insubstantial amount of hydrogen gas—the kind…
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In central India, a hardworking family man who found himself atop a mountain of debt also managed to find himself a 19.22-carat diamond worth almost $100,000. “Our lives have changed forever” he joyously told CNN, having just opened his first-ever bank account in anticipation of the money forthcoming from the sale…
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On this day 94 years ago, at the conclusion of the inaugural FIFA World Cup, La Celeste, or Uruguay, won the trophy. Rarely considered as favorites in the tournament’s editions these days, Uruguay was on a tear by the time the first World Cup kicked off in Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital. They had won…
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It was an emotional reunion when old sorority sisters Megan and Jess met at the former’s house in their late 30s. That’s because, Megan is scheduled to donate a kidney to Jess, whom she hadn’t seen in over 10 years. After receiving a diagnosis of chronic kidney failure in September 2023,…
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When a driver for Uber Eats humbly asked for a little generosity in order to give his wife-to-be the wedding of her dreams, the world responded. TikToker Paul Slobodzian has been driving Uber Eats as a side hustle for over a year to save for his wedding. One evening, Erica Hernandez…
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A stunning underwater mosaic dating to the late Roman Empire has been discovered under the sea in the Bay of Naples. Deposited there via seismic activity, it was found near the resort town of Baiae, where it would have lined the floors of a patio in a seaside villa owned by…
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