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Man Creates Tiny Submarine for His Parakeet to Experience Life Underwater
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (347+ words) Published Apr 11, 2026 1: 30 PM EDT Parakeets, which comprise about 115 species of seed-eating parrots, are frequently bred and sold commercially as pets. They're intelligent, social, and can live up to 12 years in captivity. They can even apparently take a plunge inside a…...
JONATHAN THE 193-YEAR-OLD TORTOISE IS STILL ALIVE, REPEAT HE HAS NOT DIED
1+ week, 2+ day ago (569+ words) Published Apr 2, 2026 10: 17 AM EDT On Wednesday, sorrow swept through the Futurism newsroom as we heard that Jonathan, a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise believed to be the oldest living land animal, had passed away at his home on the island of…...
Sharks Showing Unusually High Levels of Cocaine
1+ week, 6+ day ago (339+ words) Published Mar 29, 2026 12: 45 PM EDT The expression "coked to the gills" has never been more apt. Scientists from Brazil have discovered that sharks swimming in the Bahamas are testing positive for a potpourri of substances, ranging from caffeine to cocaine and…...
Those Viral Posts About the Brave Kidnapped Dogs Escaping and Finding Their Homes Together Are Fake, You Gullible Buffoons
2+ week, 2+ day ago (514+ words) Published Mar 26, 2026 12: 00 PM EDT In Disney's beloved 1993 family film, "Homeward Bound," a ragtag group of two dogs and a cat embark on a daring quest through the wildness of the Sierra Nevada mountains to return to their owners. The movie…...
Scientists Recruit Undergrad to Step Into Room Filled With Ravenous Mosquitoes for "Full-Body Massacre"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (283+ words) Published Mar 21, 2026 2: 00 PM EDT Some dedicate their lives to science. Others, like Georgia Tech student Chris Zuo, give their bodies. A bizarre three-year study run by Georgia Tech engineering and biology professor David Hu sought to identify how mosquitoes choose…...
Scientists Bring Mouse Brains Back to Life After "Cryosleep" Deep Freeze
3+ week, 1+ day ago (598+ words) Published Mar 20, 2026 2: 03 PM EDT The concept of "cryosleep" " spending prolonged periods of time in suspended animation in a deep freeze state " has been a mainstay in the world of science fiction. While the idea of slumbering peacefully while covering vast…...
Efforts Grow to Ban Octopus Farming
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (412+ words) Published Mar 8, 2026 10: 30 AM EDT Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The case for a prohibition on octopus farming is simple enough: we probably shouldn't raise animals capable of using tools " let alone ones which might possess…...
Butterfly Emerges From Chrysalis in Zero Gravity
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (356+ words) Published Feb 7, 2026 9: 00 AM EST Like their neighbors on the International Space Station, the taikonauts orbiting the planet in China's Tiangong space station brought some mementos from home. In past months, the crew aboard the Tiangong have treated themselves to succulent…...
Scientists Suddenly Discover That Cow Tools Are Real
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (500+ words) Published Jan 20, 2026 3: 09 PM EST After more than forty years, a bizarre panel from "The Far Side" comic strip has finally become prophecy. The cartoon depicts a strangely eye-less, bipedal cow standing in front of a bench of oddly-shaped objects, with…...
AI Implicated as Escaped Monkeys Rampage Through St. Louis
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (444+ words) Published Jan 13, 2026 12: 05 PM EST Monkeys are incredible escape artists, known to break out of research labs and even trucks that crashed on the highway. Private enclosures are also no match for the dexterous and scheming simians. Last week, multiple Vervet…...