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'Brain Rot,' the Scourge of the Chronically Online, Becomes Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year
The term refers to "the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state" that's linked to spending extensive stretches of time scrolling through low-quality content
'Demure' Is Dictionary.com's Word of the Year for 2024
The term's popularity skyrocketed after content creator Jools Lebron used it in a now-viral TikTok video, in which she described being "very demure, very mindful"
A Little Girl Dropped a Message in a Bottle Into a Lake. Her Daughter's Classmate Found It 26 Years Later
Makenzie Van Eyk wrote the letter as part of a class project in 1998, when she was in fourth grade. Recently, the note was discovered by a boy who goes to school with her daughter—who is now in fourth grade herself
Travelers Can Now Buy a Can of '100 Percent Authentic Air' From Italy's Lake Como
It's not the first time savvy entrepreneurs have marketed canned air to tourists. Similar products have been sold at vacation destinations for decades
Forty-Three Monkeys Are on the Loose in South Carolina After Escaping a Research Facility When a Door Was Left Unsecured
Once the first primate made a break, the 42 others followed suit in a simple case of monkey-see, monkey-do
See New Images of Pesto, Australia's Enormous Baby Penguin, in His 'Awkward Phase,' Molting His Downy Feathers
The viral king penguin chick at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is beginning to lose his youthful down, a process that will give him his distinctive and waterproof adult plumage
Meet Haggis, the Latest Baby Pygmy Hippo to Win Over the Internet
Born October 30 to parents Gloria and Otto at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, the hippo is already gaining popularity, following in the footsteps of viral sensation Moo Deng
Meet Pesto, the Biggest Baby Penguin This Australian Aquarium Has Ever Seen
Most adult king penguins weigh between 31 and 37 pounds. At nine months old, a 51.8-pound Pesto is already looming over his parents
'Adorable' Baby Hippo Moo Deng Is More Than a Viral Sensation. She Offers a Rare Glimpse of an Endangered Species
The baby pygmy hippopotamus in a Thailand zoo has taken the internet by storm, and keepers hope she will help gain momentum for conservation efforts
Feeling Sticky This Summer? 'Corn Sweat' Could Be Raising the Humidity
The natural process of plant evapotranspiration is pumping moisture into an already hot and humid atmosphere, especially in the corn-growing areas of the Midwest
'Pregnant Virgin' Stingray Won't Give Birth After All—Here's Why
Charlotte, a female round stingray in North Carolina who has gathered a legion of online fans, is no longer pregnant due to a "rare reproductive disease"
Police Recover Stolen Francis Bacon Painting Worth $5 Million
The piece was one of five artworks stolen during a robbery in Madrid in 2015
A New Airline for Dogs Takes Flight
Bark Air made its inaugural flight from New York and Los Angeles this week. But seats are pricey, costing up to $8,000
Why a New Portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales, Is So Controversial
For the second time this month, a painting of a British royal is garnering backlash
Why Leopold and Loeb Committed Cold-Blooded Murder in the 'Crime of the Century'
A century ago, two Chicago teenagers killed an acquaintance named Bobby Franks for the thrill of it. The case captivated the nation and continues to fascinate the public today
Four Zebras Escape From Trailer on Washington State Highway—One Is Still on the Loose
The animals ran around residential areas before community members—including a former rodeo bullfighter—helped corral three of them
This Rare Condition Makes Some People Get Drunk, Even When They Haven't Touched a Drop of Alcohol
A man in Belgium was acquitted of drunk driving charges this week, after doctors showed he has auto-brewery syndrome, which makes his body produce alcohol
This Is the Gear You Need to View the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Protect your eyesight with eclipse glasses, binoculars, telescopes or lens filters
Seven of the Worst Bridge Disasters in World History
The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is shocking—but not unprecedented
Iceland Volcano Eruption Destroys Homes, May Signal a New Era of Frequent Activity
Fissures near Grindavík ejected lava for the second time in one month and engulfed three homes in the coastal fishing town
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