Meet California's new state bat that eats scorpions and lizards

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The fuzzy, golden pallid bat officially became California's state bat in 2024. Here's why it's celebrated by farmers, conservationists, and bat enthusiasts.

Cities are at war with rats. Flaco the owl and other animals pay the price.

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Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo, continues to roost and hunt in Central Park, February 15, 2023 in New York City, New York
Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo.

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This new photo of a supermassive black hole is unlike any before, showing powerful magnetic fields spiraling around it

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black hole polarization image shows a circle of bright yellow and diffuse orange light in the blackness of space with lines swirling in one direction along the circle and a black spot in the middle
The Event Horizon Telescope's polarized view of Sagittarius A*. The lines mark the orientation of polarization, which is related to the magnetic field around the shadow of the black hole.

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Neuralink patient said he asked about reports of botched brain-chip surgeries on monkeys

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Elon Musk's neural interface technology company Neuralink euthanized a monkey (not pictured) after their implants ruptured her brain, per records obtained by Wired.
Elon Musk's company has faced criticism from an animal rights group for animal testing of its brain implant.

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin passes 4 key milestones for its $172 million NASA contract to build a new space station

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Orbital Reef
Orbital Reef is one of multiple space stations NASA hopes to replace the ISS with after retirement.

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Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog

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Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog.

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Treasure-hunter using a faulty metal detector discovered England's 'largest' gold nugget worth $38,000

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A gold nugget.
The gold nugget, nicknamed "Hiro's Nugget," weighs 64.8 grams.

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So it's OK to do drugs at work now?

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A man at a computer with psychedelic colors coming out of his head
Drugs used to be viewed as dangerous or just for fun. Now they're increasingly seen as a useful tool to get better at work.

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'Once-in-a-lifetime' cosmic explosion set to light up the night sky, NASA says

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Artist's concept of a nova explosion.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Here's the science refresher you need before diving into Netflix's '3 Body Problem'

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sophon in three body problem, a woman in a black dress with a sword strapped to her back, walking through a sea of lava and flame. she looks threatening and powerful
A planet engulfed in flame in "3 Body Problem."

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