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The Pentagon Released 72 More UFO Files, and the Potato Still Is Not Proof of Aliens
Newly released Pentagon files describe discs, glowing orbs and a potato-shaped object, but provide no confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial life.
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South Africa Fires Up Thousands of Grills to Chase Japan’s Mass-Cookout Record
Thousands gathered in South Africa for a coordinated braai intended to break Japan’s record for the world’s largest mass cookout.
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Long Island’s “Catman” Cuts Through a Wall to Rescue a Pet Who Took Renovation Too Far
A Long Island animal rescuer nicknamed Catman located and freed a family cat trapped behind a wall for days.
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The White House Says Its New UAP Council Is Serious, So Bring Data Instead of Saucer Merch
The chair of a new White House UAP science council says the government intends to examine unidentified phenomena with scientific rigor, not declare aliens by press release.
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El Niño Is Strengthening Again, and Asia’s Grocery Bill Just Checked the Forecast
A strengthening El Niño threatens droughts, floods and crop losses across Asia, raising concern about food prices and climate-driven disruption.
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The First Radio Signal From an Exoplanet Is Exciting—and Still Not Aliens
Astronomers detected radio emission associated with an exoplanet system, but the evidence points to natural magnetic activity rather than extraterrestrial technology.
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Austrian Yodelers Practice in a Parking Garage, and the Concrete Has Joined the Choir
Yodeling enthusiasts in Graz, Austria, discovered that an underground parking garage provides the echo and weather protection their practice sessions needed.
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More Than 9,000 Unidentified Objects Were Reported Near Water, and the Ocean Is Not Explaining Itself
A new review spotlights more than 9,000 reports of unidentified objects around oceans and waterways, while evidence for extraterrestrial craft remains unconfirmed.
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Scientists Found Hairy, Red-Eyed Sea Spiders, Because the Ocean Was Feeling Underdecorated
Researchers identified two unusual new sea-spider species in the Salish Sea, including a hairy-legged, red-eyed animal with comb-like grooming structures.
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Enceladus Keeps Spraying Organic Clues Into Space, and Saturn Is Being Suspiciously Helpful
Fresh analysis of material from Saturn’s moon Enceladus strengthens the case for studying its buried ocean as one of the solar system’s best places to search for life.
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Astronomers Found the Youngest Known Alien World, and It Is Still in Its Planetary Onesie
Elias 2-24 b is less than one million years old, making it the youngest confirmed exoplanet and a rare direct look at a world still forming.
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NASA’s Roman Telescope Could Find 100,000 Alien Worlds, Which Feels Slightly Show-Offy
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope produced its first test image and could eventually identify more than 100,000 exoplanets with its enormous field of view.