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The National Zoo’s Baby Elephant Made Her Public Debut On Earth Day

April 23, 2026

Today is a very big day at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., where a two-month-old Asian elephant calf named Linh Mai is making her public debut for the first time since her birth, and the staff who have cared for her around the clock since February say she

A Common Plant That Grows In Your Backyard Could Be The Answer To Microplastics In Drinking Water

April 23, 2026

Scientists in Brazil have discovered that seeds from the moringa tree, a plant native to India that grows widely across the tropics and is already consumed as food in many parts of the world, can remove microplastics from drinking water as effectively as the industrial chemical currently used to treat

A LEGO Set Just Broke A World Record By Floating To The Edge Of Space And Coming Back

April 23, 2026

To celebrate the worldwide release of the film Project Hail Mary, a team of engineers and space enthusiasts launched a LEGO set nearly 22 miles into the stratosphere using a high-altitude balloon, broke a Guinness World Record in the process, and brought the whole thing safely back to Earth. The