A tour guide recalls the terrifying moment he was swallowed by a hippo and had his arm crushed

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An aggressive hippo is seen among a pod opening his mouth threateningly.
An agressive hippo seen in the Serengeti, Tanzania.

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Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs could save lives. Too bad millions of Americans are being denied access to them.

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An illustration of a bathroom scale wrapped in bills. The dial indicates a heavier weight.
While the while the healthcare system battles it out over revolutionary new weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, people who most need obesity treatment are stuck without access to these critical drugs.

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Two shipwrecks found in Lake Superior help finish the 109-year-old story of the 'darkest day in lumber history'

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An image of the shipwreck identifying the boat as property of Edward Hines Lumber Company
An image of one of the wrecked ships found in Lake Superior with the name of Edward Hines Lumbar Company on the side.

(Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society via AP)

A meteorite crashed in Maine. A museum there is offering a $25,000 prize for whoever finds it.

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A map showing where NASA believes the meteorite crashed in Maine.
NASA believes the meteorite crashed near Maine's border with Canada.

AP

The wild traffic hack that could pave the way for self-driving cars

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Traffic Lights with four lights
Autonomous vehicles are stupid — so an engineer has figured out a way to make streets smarter.

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The 'mammoth meatball' grown in a lab probably doesn't taste like woolly mammoth at all

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black gloved hand holds glass display over giant meatball on white table
A meatball made from flesh cultivated using the DNA of an extinct woolly mammoth is presented at NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters

Photos show a Russian town buried in ash after the Shiveluch volcano erupted, spewing debris miles into the air

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The ash spewed miles into the air, blanketing a Russian town in debris.

INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEI via Reuters / Russia's Twitter

109-year-old went viral after celebrating his birthday with a belly dancer. Here are 12 lessons he says helped him have a happy, healthy life.

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Morrie Markoff is seated looking up smiling at a belly dancer, while balloons reading
Morrie Markoff celebrating his 109th birthday.

Courtesy of Thomas Markoff

I got addicted to an app that helped me turn my most ambitious goals into daily routines

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Turning your habits into a game can help motivate you, but it also comes with some downsides.

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A Texas judge tried to school the FDA on the abortion pill. Only problem? He used debunked research and a study based on an anonymous blog to do it.

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Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023.

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