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Israel’s other war

Israel and Hezbollah are trying to keep their fighting contained. But the conflict keeps escalating.

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Everybody’s in LA’s week-long stint is over. It still might point toward the streamer’s future — and the comedian’s.

Who’s the father? For these baby animals, one doesn’t exist.

More animals can occasionally reproduce asexually than scientists realized.

Inside the bombshell scandal that prompted two Miss USAs to step down

Allegations of a "toxic work environment" have once again tarnished the pageant’s reputation.

UFOs, God, and the edge of understanding

The spiritual possibilities of alien encounters.

Why does this forest look like a fingerprint?

We set out to solve why a forest in the middle of Uruguay looked like that — and wound up discovering something much bigger.

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