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![A view of the top of Io, a slight haze protrudes from the surface in one isolated location.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gxmAQsm9EQdgAo3cn7rcTK-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Juno probe reveals 'fire-breathing' lava lakes across Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
By Stefanie Waldek published
New infrared images showcase "fire-breathing" lakes all across the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.
![Wisdom the albatross courting a potential mate.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CbqFdQk38A9S8SpmgK4787-320-80.jpg)
World's oldest wild bird is 'actively courting' after losing long-term mate
By Sascha Pare published
Biologists on Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean have spotted a septuagenarian female Laysan albatross named Wisdom flirting with potential mates months after the end of the nesting season.
![Dodo in the birds exhibition room at the Natural History Museum on 19th January 2024 in London, United Kingdom.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r8FQnefnyxwbhgNPZL2g7Z-320-80.jpg)
Are we in a 6th mass extinction?
By Patrick Pester published
If we continue on our current trajectory, the sixth mass extinction is inevitable and the times we're living through now will be part of that geological period.
![Two male humpback whales having sex in surface waters.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSkbp7Z9LMjZiJzszFs9Hh-320-80.jpg)
Male humpback whale seen forcing sex on emaciated, injured male in extremely rare encounter
By Sascha Pare published
Photographs taken off Maui, Hawaii, show the first documented case of a male humpback whale sexually penetrating another male, with the latter appearing injured and covered in parasites.
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Nearly 75% of the US is at risk from damaging earthquakes, new map reveals
By Ben Turner published
A new, ultra-detailed map shows that 75% of U.S. states are at risk of damaging earthquakes, but some are at far more risk than others.
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Watch ghostly dumbo octopus swim with its massive 'ears' in rare new footage
By Harry Baker published
On an expedition in Hawaii, a remote underwater vehicle filmed a dumbo octopus swimming with its ear-like fins near the seafloor. The pale white creature is one of the deepest-dwelling octopuses on Earth.
![a map of Maui with Lahaina highlighted y a white box. A majority of the town is covered in flames.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pr2AAfeDwQUtrtiBDVYpF5-320-80.jpg)
Hawaii satellite photo shows devastation wildfires inflicted on Maui
By Harry Baker published
The Landsat 8 satellite captured the deadly flames that burned through the town of Lahaina in Hawaii and killed at least 99 people.
![an orange and black crab holding two yellow sea anenomes on white coral](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qWUCPc2Xt9Nwo7SSctMzRK-320-80.jpg)
Pom pom crab: The crustacean that uses anemones as boxing gloves
By Hannah Osborne published
These tiny crustaceans, also known as boxer crabs, use the venomous anenomes to protect themselves from predators and to eat with. They also wave them around while fighting with each other.
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