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A humanoid robot in a t-shirt runs towards a soccer ball on artificial grass indoors.

Tech

Tiny RoboCup star T1 kicks a soccer ball hard enough to smash a hole in the wall

A large legislative chamber featuring ornate decor, chairs arranged for seating, and a prominent speaker's podium.

Business

Democrats rethink the climate pitch after election autopsy finds voters cared more about costs

A person in an orange jumpsuit sits behind bars, holding their head in despair in a dimly lit cell.

Tech

Man spends 50 days in jail because police used erroneous AI-assisted facial recognition

A person holds a brown and yellow snake in their hand, with grass in the background.

Outdoors

Homeowner moved a 6-foot yellow rat snake 12 miles away, and it still turned up at their chicken coop

A close-up of an armadillo walking on a gravel path.

Outdoors

Armadillos are crossing state borders and digging into North Carolina

A black snake curled up inside a wire cage with a dirty surface and a piece of blocked hiding space.

Outdoors

Chicken owner posts photo of coop and huge rat snake with a food bulge

A dense forest fire billows smoke and flames amidst charred vegetation and smoldering trees.

Tech

Wildfire smoke is wiping out decades of clean air gains across the U.S., especially in the West

A koala munching on eucalyptus leaves.

Tech

South Australia's koala boom is stripping forests bare, and scientists fear a starvation crash

A group of wild boars forages in tall grass near a roadside, with a car visible in the background.

Tech

'Feral swine bomb': Northern states brace for Canada's disease-carrying 'super pigs'

A black snake is positioned along the exterior siding of a house beside a blue front door.

Home

Homeowner wants giant attic rat snake gone before sale, while commenters say 'he is the mouse trap'

Two earthworms are lying on damp, brown soil scattered with small rocks and organic debris.

Tech

Invasive 'crazy worms' that can leap a foot off the ground are now threatening Colorado ecosystems

A flood scene shows rushing water inundating streets and nearby buildings during heavy rainfall.

Tech

Flash flooding rushes into homes in Indiana as water rescues unfold