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Bobcat that survived being hit by a car gets a custom-built kennel
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (251+ words) Published May 25, 2026 1: 04 PM EDT Thanks in part to the fact that her bone fractures were clean breaks, her team decided to risk a surgery. The next morning, two surgeons operated on the bobcat contemporaneously. After the operation, Tracie Young, director…...
Weed that smells like paint thinner takes over Arizona
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) Published Mar 4, 2026 11: 48 AM EST Invasive plants can be just as destructive as animals'and often fly more under the radar until it's too late. In parts of Arizona, stinknet (Oncosiphon piluliferum) really stinks. The noxious yellow weed gives off more than…...
The U. S. tried permanent daylight saving time'and hated it
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (672+ words) Published Oct 28, 2025 9: 00 AM EDT As fall approaches, so too does the end of daylight savings time (DST). On November 2nd, the hour between 1 a. m. and 2 a. m. will happen twice. When we all wake up Sunday morning, we'll find it's an hour earlier than…...
Geckos living in the driest place on Earth stump scientists
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (307+ words) Are there two Chilean marked gecko species, or 11? The post Geckos living in the driest place on Earth stump scientists appeared first on Popular Science. The Chilean marked geckos that call Chile's Atacama Desert home have proved annoyingly difficult to…...
Ending daylight saving time could be better for our health
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (768+ words) Published Sep 15, 2025 3: 00 PM EDT While many people support ending these seasonal time shifts, disagreements still persist over which policy to adopt'staying in standard time all year, or implementing permanent daylight saving time. "You have people who are passionate on both…...
Baby pterosaur skeletons reveal a tragic demise
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (302+ words) Published Sep 5, 2025 11: 00 AM EDT Although the Mesozoic era is frequently associated with massive dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Ankylosaurus, the landscape was really populated by fauna of all sizes. Because fossilization favors larger, stronger creatures, it's often difficult to…...
This gadget could find a hidden camera in your Airbnb
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (242+ words) Updated Jul 27, 2025 6: 00 PM EDT You shouldn't have to second-guess if someone is peeping in on your Airbnb shower, but hidden cameras in vacation rentals, unfortunately, aren't urban legends anymore. If you have a trip on the books and want to…...