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An ecologist recently discovered a beaver dam in Canada so large that it's visible from outer space. More »
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If you've ever envied the Jetsons their cool hovercar, you might want to learn more about a Russian inventor's new Aerocar - coming soon to roads and skies near you. More »
You may think that you're a pretty positive person. But we're betting no matter how hard you try, you wouldn't be able to out-happy Matthieu Ricard, a French Buddhist monk who's been nicknamed "the happiest man on earth." More »
Carly Fleischmann is severely autistic, and is unable to speak. But two years ago, she made a communication breakthrough on her computer -- and now, she's eager to tell the world what it's like to be autistic. More »
Scientists in East Africa have just announced a brand-new addition to the list of crazy-looking critters: The gray-faced sengi (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis), a large breed of elephant shrew. More »
Dogs may not be great at the “What card am I holding?” game – but according to a new study, they can usually tell what people are thinking. Especially when it has to do with their dinner. More »
When Sharon Matola arrived in Belize, she discovered that most of the nation's schoolchildren couldn't recognize Belize's national animal, the tapir. So she set out to change that -- by creating the country's very first zoo. More »