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As the tallest land animals on Earth, giraffes are famous for reaching high up into the trees. Now, it turns out their minds can reach pretty far, too! Researchers from the University of Barcelona have found that these smart animals can do simple math....

The European Space Agency (ESA) revealed on September 19, 2026, that a special Pikachu plush had spent 67 days on the International Space Station (ISS). The "astronaut" went to the ISS on a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on April 11. It returned to Earth on June 17 aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft. During its time in orbit, Pikachu completed about 1,040 trips around Earth....

It was a typical Tuesday at NOAA’s Panama City Laboratory in Florida. Biologists were analyzing shark data and studying fish populations when they heard a strange tapping sound. Looking outside, they were surprised to find a wild brown pelican repeatedly pecking at the glass door with its beak....

Since 2020, a small, critically endangered subpopulation of fewer than 50 orcas has been ramming and even sinking boats in the Atlantic Ocean. These incidents typically occur off the coasts of Spain and Portugal during spring and summer. This is when the killer whales migrate to the area in search of Atlantic bluefin tuna, their main food source....