Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, and more celebrities with species named after them

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A side-by-side of Jimmy Buffett playing guitar on stage and the yellow Cayo margarita snail under the sea.
In honor of Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville,” scientists named this yellow snail Cayo margarita.

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Naming a species after a celebrity may do more harm than good

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A side-by-side image of Taylor Swift looking over her shoulder and the Nannaria swiftae millipede
Taylor Swift had a millipede named in her honor. How does the millipede feel about it?

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Tourists are flocking to a strange bubblegum-pink pond in Hawaii

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Shad Hanohano, from left, Leilani Fagner and their daughter Meleana Hanohano view the pink water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Kihei, Hawaii on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023
Visitors at the Kealia Pond in Hawaii in early November.

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The McRib is coming back to select McDonald's despite its 2022 farewell tour. Here's a look at the iconic sandwich's history.

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McRibGate is another McRib superfan website.

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Iceland issues state of emergency and closes world-famous Blue Lagoon over fears of a volcanic eruption

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The vast majority of tourists visiting Iceland pass through the hot springs of the Blue Lagoon. The site has become a major tourist attraction for the country. The volcanic eruption threatens the continuity of this beautiful place.
The Blue Lagoon, one of Iceland's top touristic attractions, has been shut due to the high risk of a volcanic eruption in the area.

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Archaeologists found a skeleton with a prosthetic hand that could be nearly 600 years old

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A skeleton buried with a prosthetic hand.
The skeleton was found buried with a prosthetic metal hand.

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4 times NASA astronauts lost things in space

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image of astronauts in suits in space outside space station
Jasmin Moghbeli (top) and Loral O'Hara (bottom) performing maintenance outside the international Space Station.

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A shark pup that can 'walk' and was asexually conceived was just born at a Chicago-area zoo

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An epaulette shark in the wild
An epaulette shark in the wild

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A tumor with teeth was found in the pelvis of an ancient Egyptian woman, along with a ring to protect her from pain

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A picture shows ancient tissue with two teeth sticking out of it, next to a ruler placed for scale.
An ancient tumor was uncovered in an Egyptian burial site.

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NASA's James Webb telescope spotted the most distant galaxy in the universe that looks like ours

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A barred spiral galaxy is drawn inside a bubble. The Earth has been drawn outside of the bubble where the galaxy is encased.
An artist's interpretation of a barred spiral galaxy drawn inside a bubble. The Earth is drawn outside of the bubble to represent the connection between ceers-2112 and the Milky Way.

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