Specially designed medals for the 2016 Rio Paralympics make a sound when shaken to symbolize whether they are gold, silver, or bronze
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Hooray for the humpback comeback!
Planet

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration removes 9 humpback whale species from the endangered list


It’s all about the Bennu, man
Science and Tech

NASA is sending the OSIRIS-REx space probe on a mission to bring a sample of the asteroid Bennu back to Earth


Even better than the real sheng
Entertainment

Listen in amazement as the Super Mario Bros. theme is played to perfection on a sheng, an ancient Chinese wind instrumentRead more »


Howdy, space neighbour!
Science and Tech

Check out what could be the nearest Earth-like planet in the universe…and the tiny spacecraft that could give us our first up-close peek of it


Octobot is eight times squishier than average robot
Science and Tech

And probably eighty times cooler