Dog Age Calculator: How Old Is Your Dog in Human Years?
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Dog Age Calculator: How Old Is Your Dog in Human Years?

The “multiply by seven” rule for dog years? Turns out it doesn’t add up.

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The Hamster That Trades Cryptocurrencies... And Profits
Animals
Engrid Barnett

The Hamster That Trades Cryptocurrencies... And Profits

Based on the hamster’s choice of tunnels, specific cryptocurrencies get bought and sold.

New Zealand Goes Batty for Bird of the Year
Animals
Meghan Yani

New Zealand Goes Batty for Bird of the Year

Conservation charity Forest & Bird ruffled a few feathers after awarding a long-tailed bat with New Zealand's distinguished Bird of the Year award.

Return Of The King (Of Pudge) at Katmai’s Fat Bear Week
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Return Of The King (Of Pudge) at Katmai’s Fat Bear Week

Unlike many humans, bears must embrace their weight gain.

From Cretaceous to Famous: The Story of Big John the Triceratops
Animals
Engrid Barnett

From Cretaceous to Famous: The Story of Big John the Triceratops

The largest known Triceratops ever recovered, Big John’s skull alone spans 6 feet 7 inches wide and 8 feet 6 inches long.

Freaky Three-Eyed Dinosaur Shrimp Emerge from Arizona Desert
Animals
Meghan Yani

Freaky Three-Eyed Dinosaur Shrimp Emerge from Arizona Desert

Visitors at Arizona's Wupatki National Monument were in for a spooky surprise this week when torrential rain summoned hundreds of creepy three-eyed critters from the great beyond.

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Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

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The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

People

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

September 12, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Only one Major League Baseball team has never made it to the World Series: the Seattle Mariners.

Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!

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