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Being that it took place in America, as far as volunteers at the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center were concerned it was a story that could only happen in Texas. A family in the north Texas city of Amarillo found a baby bird lying cold and abandoned on the ground in…

A man is preparing to travel the width of Scotland and back again in a bicycle canoe built by hand according to the time-honored British tradition of performing adventurous feats for charity. The 36-year-old spent two months building his unique contraption, which has been dubbed Pedal Paddle, and will see him take…

At the ruined site of a 4,000-year-old civilization in Anatolia, clay tablets have been found documenting a mundane but nonetheless fascinating aspect of culture: packed lunches. The tablet speaks specifically of a Kültepe Cheese that was part of daily life for the people in the region, who, according to the tablet,…

4 years ago today, China launched the Mission Tianwen-1, or “Heavenly Questions” to Mars, becoming the second nation to have a presence there. It was the first time a nation-state had ever launched an orbiter, lander, and rover all in the same mission, and the Chinese space program became the first…

In a scientific paper demonstrating multiple breakthroughs, scientists at Sydney and Liverpool have identified a commonly available blood thinner that doubles as an antidote to cobra venom. The study relied on CRISPR gene modification technology to identify cells immune to snake venom and use them as case studies to figure out…

A retiree says she spent her life with low self-esteem, but now she can be seen on catwalks after a stranger approached her on the street, wanting to take a photo. Irishwoman Anne Flanagan had never modeled before and always thought of herself as a serious person. But after a chance…