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THREE SCIENCE TIPS TO KEEPING YOUR PUMPKIN FRESH UTNIL HALLOWEEN



It’s pumpkin carving season, which means you may have put a lot of effort into creating the perfect jack-o’-lantern. Here are three science tips to keep your pumpkin fresh until Halloween.


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DEADLY TORNADO UPGRADED TO AN EF5



The National Weather Service upgrades a deadly North Dakota twister to an EF5, which hit Enderlin on June 20th. The tornado had an estimated wind of more than 210 mph, tracked more than 12 miles, and killed three people. An EF5 tornado has not touched down in the United States in more than 12 years.


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LIFE ON MARS? 'LEOPARD-SPOT' ROCKS COULD BE BIGGEST CLUE YET



Life on Mars? Maybe! NASA's Perseverance Rover has found some funky leopard-like spots on a Martian rock. Scientists think these spots could be proof of a chemical reaction that might have supported tiny life forms, which is pretty cool.


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GATEWAY ARCH GOES DARK FOR MIGRATING BIRDS



The Gateway Arch will remain dark for the entire month of September to protect migrating birds. In September, 40% of all migratory birds fly along the Mississippi River. The lights from the Gateway Arch can disorient these birds, leading to collisions with buildings and disrupting their ability to complete long-distance migrations.


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OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC WITNER OUTLOOK



The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2025–2026 U.S. Winter Weather Forecast is here. The forecast, “Mostly Mild—with Pockets of Wild!”


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"MR. SCIENCE" FEATURED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP STEM TRAILBLAZERS



Jason Lindsey, aka "Mr. Science," with Hooked on Science, featured as one of America’s top 10 STEM trailblazers in the STEM Crew Magazine. More than 1 million moms and educators trust "Mr. Science," each month, for his family-friendly STEM resources. Lindsey, a Kentucky native, is a STEM-certified educator, science multimedia journalist, meteorologist, author, and host.


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GIANT MEGAPHONE INSTALLED IN DETROIT TO AMPLIFY THE SOUND OF NATURE



Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, is home to this ridiculously oversized 10-foot wooden megaphone. Engineered by a bunch of brainiac high school kids, this crazy portal to the wild amplifies the island’s living soundtrack: the rustle of wetlands, whispers from the forest, the rhythmic flow of the Detroit River, and maybe even the distant hum of the city itself.


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A RETIRED K-9 NAMED MAPLE IS HELPING SAVE HONEYBEE HIVES



Meet Maple, an English Springer Spaniel, with a ridiculously important job - sniffing out American foulbrood, or AFB, a spore-forming bacteria that's basically a supervillain for honeybee larvae. Commercial beekeepers have to manually inspect hundreds of colonies to search for AFB, which can take days as part of routine inspections. A dog like Maple, however, can sniff out multiple colonies in a much shorter period.


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MEGAFLASH OF LIGHTNING ZAPS 515 MILES FROM TEXAS TO MISSOURI



Pikachu's got some 'splainin' to do! This lightning bolt just shocked the world, zapping 515 miles from Texas to Missouri in a super cool electric move. The World Meteorological Organization confirms the 515-mile-long "megaflash" of lightning in 2017 is a new world record.


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