Postal Workers in Switzerland Are Now Delivering Mail by Drone—And the Drones Wear Tiny Uniforms

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A Drunken Farmer Accidentally Invented a New Musical Instrument Using Fence Wire and a Pig Bladder

The 'Helicon Hog' produces an otherworldly drone that has caught the attention of avant-garde composers and industrial m...

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Crows Have Been Observed Holding Funerals for Their Dead—And Then Investigating the Cause

New research shows that American crows not only gather around dead flockmates but also perform distinct behaviors sugges...

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A Baker in Maine Created a 200-Pound Lobster Pot Pie and Fed an Entire Town

To celebrate the town's annual Lobster Festival, a pastry chef built a pie so large it required a custom-built oven and ...

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Scientists Train Dogs to Sniff Out Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Before They Hatch

A pilot program in Pennsylvania uses rescued beagles to locate and destroy egg masses of the destructive spotted lantern...

Jul 19, 2026

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Postal Workers in Switzerland Are Now Delivering Mail by Drone—And the Drones Wear Tiny Uniforms

Swiss Post has launched a regular drone delivery service for urgent medical supplies, but the public's attention has foc...

Jul 19, 2026

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Mathematicians Prove That the Best Way to Cut a Sandwich Is Not What You Think

A new theorem reveals that the 'ham sandwich cut' can be performed with any odd number of components—and that the midp...

Jul 19, 2026

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The World's Loneliest Library Checks Out Zero Books but Hosts Weekly Cat Yoga

A small-town library in rural Wyoming has not lent a book in three years, but its basement yoga classes—featuring resc...

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Octopus Garden Discovered Two Miles Deep in the Monterey Submarine Canyon

Marine biologists have found a rare brooding site where thousands of pearl octopuses gather to nest on warm seeps, a beh...

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