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Nature

Officials thought this floating island was an AI hoax. Then it moved 19 miles.

When a massive island suddenly appeared in the middle of a Canadian lake, officials assumed it was fake. Then they checked the satellite imagery.

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Pets

6th grader’s science fair project answers age-old question: ‘Do cat buttholes touch everything?’

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Nature

In 1879 a scientist buried bottles filled with seeds. Every 20 years, one is dug up and studied.

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Nature

A man lost track of his late dad’s beagle for 10 years. Then a Florida rescue scanned her microchip.

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Pets

Australian Shepherd gets creative with ‘talk buttons’ to warn family of impending disaster

A Golden Retriever puppy side-eyes the camera.
Pets

Experts rank the most ‘loyal dog breeds’ and it’s stirring a debate among canine lovers

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Animals

Turns out menopause might be an evolutionary trait to ensure the survival of a species

Only a few mammals live beyond child bearing years and human females are one of them.

Jacalyn Wetzel – 01/28/25
Turns out menopause might be an evolutionary trait to ensure the survival of a species
Menopause might be evolutionary for human survival

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Nature

Yellowstone cleaned out its geysers, and they’re chuckling over some of the 20,000 ‘funky’ finds

Emily Shiffer – 9/19/2026
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Travel

I live near Disneyland and didn’t think I needed to visit a Disney World resort. So happy I was wrong.

Tod Perry – 9/19/2026
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Conservation

A juice company dumped orange peels in a national park. This is what it looks like today.

Upworthy Staff – 9/16/2026
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Pets

Sweet Golden Retriever runs into his vet at a bar and absolutely loses it

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 9/16/2026
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Animals

A major UCLA study says that at least 65 species of animals laugh

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 9/16/2026

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Family

Trendy ‘grandma showers’ get a lot of flack online, but when can they be a good thing?

Heather Wake – 9/30/2025
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Nature

Teeny tiny bat found 100 miles from home in Nebraska office, takes most adorable photoshoot

Heather Wake – 9/14/2026
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Conservation

In 1998, a man illegally cut holes in a Tucson street curb. The result changed the law.

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 9/13/2026
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Conservation

Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 9/13/2026