adorable animals "Babe, wake up, new panda rat just dropped!": Meet the Northern Luzon Cloud Rat Jennifer Sandlin

politics County with 37 data centers tells schools to turn off lights to save electricity Rob Beschizza

History February 30 happened once, in 1712 Sweden — and May 35 still happens every year in China Ellsworth Toohey

awards Canberra's town crier recognized as world's loudest person with 122.4dB yell Rob Beschizza

History For centuries, a cracked Egyptian statue sang at dawn Ellsworth Toohey

music Watch an inebriated Bob Dylan troll a bored John Lennon about stealing "Norwegian Wood" Ruben Bolling

History A 14-year-old Japanese sailor drifted across the Pacific for 14 months and could never go home Ellsworth Toohey

it does a body good Nearly 60 Idahoans get a quick lesson in the joys of pasteurization Jason Weisberger

Science There was a T. Rex of the sea and it was terrifying Gail Sherman

ireland Irish seagull shits on King Charles III Rob Beschizza

historic places Protesters tore the crowns off NYC's oldest fence in 1776 Gail Sherman

Washington DC As usual, Trump has now never heard of his close personal reflecting pool guy Jason Weisberger

nyc This 1930s children's book on city planning is a delight Gail Sherman

Science Your odds of finding a 100-year-old message in a bottle: 1 in 8 million Ellsworth Toohey

Science Two condors quietly attempt a comeback humans nearly erased Jason Weisberger

News Someone is jamming a mysterious Persian shortwave spy signal Ellsworth Toohey

wildfires Loni, India has the world's most polluted air by far Séamus Bellamy

politics 8 million attend No Kings protests across U.S. Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Universal Orlando's Spider-Man ride is 27 years old, but looks and feels brand new Ruben Bolling

maps Interactive maps of lighthouses Rob Beschizza