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Warning: Spoilers for Song Sung Blue lie ahead, so read on accordingly.

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Wadi El-Hitan in Egypt’s Western Desert contains hundreds of fossilized whale skeletons dating back around 37 million years.

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Samus Aran, the science fiction protagonist in the Metroid series, is arguably Nintendo’s most mysterious character. She ...

Bar Harbor isn’t just another dot on Maine’s coastline – it’s a masterpiece of nature and culture that somehow manages to feel both quintessentially New England and surprisingly Scandinavian.

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Honey badgers are not actually named for their love of honey, in fact, they raid bee hives to loot the delicious, protein-rich larva inside, which seems like an overly complicated way to get protein.