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Earth & Conservation

There's no story in the Bible about a long-eared, cotton-tailed creature known as the Easter Bunny.

What Does the Easter Bunny Have To Do With Easter?

Space & Innovation

A virus that has killed half of the people it's known to have infected could pose "a threat to the entire world," director-general of the United Nations' World Health Organization Margaret Chan said at the 66th World Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.

Coronavirus: What Is It?

Seeker Archives

A headless metal warrior stomps towards you, shooting.

Terror Bots Being Designed to Hunt You Down

There's no denying it: Star Wars' cute robotic sidekick R2-D2 is probably one of the coolest and most famous sci-fi heroes.

Why R2-D2 Would be the PERFECT Moon Rover

British engineer Chas Pope decided on Monday to video a thick wave of smog he saw rolling into China's capital.

Watch 'Airpocalypse' Smog Overtake Beijing in This Video

Exploration

If your last Thanksgiving "history" lesson involved gluing feathers to paper bag vests in preschool, you may not know that the celebration actually took place in September, that there were few women or children, and that the shared banquet was mostly an accident.

What Pilgrims and Wampanoag Really Ate on Thanksgiving

Animals

A zoo in China's Jiangxi province was the site of a bit of questionable judgement from a young man who thought it would be fun to jump into a slumbering giant panda bear's habitat and play with the big animal.

It's Man vs. Giant Panda in China Zoo Tussle

A female Adelie penguin living at SeaWorld Orlando has been given a special article of clothing: a wetsuit tailored just for her.

No Feathers? No Problem. This Penguin Has a Wetsuit

Parts of Brazil and Colombia will soon become home base for a veritable army of millions of mosquitoes that have been modified to fight the Zika virus as well as other diseases such as dengue fever and cikungunya.

An Army of Modified Mosquitoes Is Set to Fight Zika

If you've never seen a spider haul a mouse up a fridge, well here's your chance.

Watch a Hungry Aussie Spider Haul Away a Mouse

Nikon has announced the winners of the 42nd annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.

Up-Close Zebrafish Embryo Wins Microphoto Contest

A zoo in North Korea's capital of Pyongyang has found its star attraction in a 19-year-old chain-smoking female chimpanzee.

What Does the Easter Bunny Have To Do With Easter?

Easter Sunday is a religious holiday to some and a family holiday for others, but how did the bunny get involved?

Coronavirus: What Is It?

A virus that has killed half the people it's infected causes worldwide concern. Continue reading →

Terror Bots Being Designed to Hunt You Down

Even if you can run, you won't be able to hide from the new generation of human-seeking robots.

Why R2-D2 Would be the PERFECT Moon Rover

There’s no denying it: Star Wars’ cute robotic sidekick R2-D2 is probably one of the coolest and most famous sci-fi heroes. And now it seems the three-legged robot has inadvertently become the perfect design for future moon rovers! Well, kinda. … Continue reading →

Watch 'Airpocalypse' Smog Overtake Beijing in This Video

Time-lapse footage shows smog moving in and obscuring the city's skyline.

What Pilgrims and Wampanoag Really Ate on Thanksgiving

Parsnips, turnips, carrots, onions, garlic, beans, leeks and venison was likely on the table of the feast (which was in September).

It's Man vs. Giant Panda in China Zoo Tussle

Video captures a young man's attempt to bond with a zoo's bamboo-eating behemoth.

No Feathers? No Problem. This Penguin Has a Wetsuit

An Adelie penguin at SeaWorld Orlando has a stylish new look.

An Army of Modified Mosquitoes Is Set to Fight Zika

Parts of South America will soon be home to millions of insects carrying a special Zika-stifling bug of their own.

Watch a Hungry Aussie Spider Haul Away a Mouse

A huntsman spider and viral video sensation from Down Under displays super-strength as it carries a rodent meal across the top of a refrigerator.

Up-Close Zebrafish Embryo Wins Microphoto Contest

Shimmering wildflowers and human skin cells are also top-10 winners in Nikon's "Small World" awards for photography on a microscopic scale.

Chain-Smoking Chimp Fires Up Crowds in North Korea

A 19-year-old zoo chimp named Azalea has a pack-a-day habit, but officials say she doesn't inhale.