What could it mean?
 | | ILLUSTRATION BY ICRAR | | Scientists are scratching their heads over two newly discovered stars (illustrated above) that emit long pulses of radio waves about every 20 minutes—along with other odd traits.
“We are all still quite amazed and intrigued and baffled,” says astronomer Natasha Hurley-Walker.
What’s with these two stars? And what’s behind their mysterious properties? | | | |
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY GREG KAHN | | Tiny bird, big power: The veery thrush bird (pictured above with an attached GPS backpack) has a superpower: It can predict the severity of hurricane season. “These birds are taking a cue from somewhere, and it could be something we haven’t discovered yet,” Nat Geo reports.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY ACACIA JOHNSON | | | Sandy beaches, coastal charm, and tidal pools in Maine | | National Geographic Photographer Acacia Johnson stops in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport to sample the state's lobster, local culture, and granite coastlines. Follow her journey and learn about Maine's tide pools, guided tours, and delicious seafood. | | | |
| WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY | |
| The best kind of copilot: These baby chimps’ families were killed by poachers, so pilot Anthony Caere flies them to a primate rehabilitation center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Caere survived a plane crash in 2017, and says helping rescue chimps gives him purpose.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDREW SCRIVANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX | | The Feast of Seven Fishes: It seems everyone has their own version of the history of this feast (a version pictured above)—from a biblical sense to “it’s what my family has always done.” So to clear the air, we traced the tradition’s origins back to the beginning.
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| Today’s soundtrack: Cruel Summer, Taylor Swift
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