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Ava Linker

Ava Linker is an Editorial Intern at My Modern Met. She is currently a student at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, where she is on Cal Poly's club rowing team and majoring in Communications Studies. Ava enjoys dabbling in all things artistic, with a particular affinity for baking, fashion, and interior design. Her other interests include F1 racing.
Animals
November 2, 2026

Jonathan the 194-Year-Old Giant Tortoise May Hold the Secrets to Longevity

Embed from Getty Images At an estimated 194 years old, Jonathan the Aldabra giant tortoise has outlived generations of humans and become the oldest known living land animal. He’s even exceeded his species’ average life expectancy of 80 years. Though the special care he receives from professionals has certainly aided his extended life, something else must be making this tortoise special.

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Animals
October 8, 2026

Scientists Discover World’s Largest Underwater Garden Home to 20,000 Octopuses

Scientists are baffled by the number of octopuses gathered at an underwater garden off the coast of California. This octopus garden is a major breeding ground where octopuses collect shiny objects, stones, shells, and discarded human items on the ocean floor to craft their dens. First spotted in 2018 and studied extensively by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), it is the largest known deep-sea octopus congregation on Earth.

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Wildlife Photography
September 9, 2026

Meet the “Red Handfish,” a Fascinating Fish That Walks With Hand-Like Fins Across the Sea Floor

For its 18,000th animal and 20th anniversary milestones, National Geographic’s Photo Ark has chosen to feature a fascinating fish with an equally interesting name. The red handfish is not named for being the size of a human palm; it’s actually no bigger than a thumb. The creature gets its name from its unique form of locomotion: it uses its hand-like fins to walk along the seafloor.

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Archeology
August 9, 2026

New Research Reveals That a Pharaoh’s Daughters Were Skilled at Archery 4,000 Years Ago

For more than a century, the skeletal remains of Ancient Egyptian King Hor and five royal women sat untouched in a museum basement. The group, which lived during the Late Middle Kingdom (1850–1700 BCE), was originally excavated from their royal tombs in Dahshur, Egypt, in the late 1800s CE by a French archaeologist for study. While archaeologists had long examined the tombs and their ceremonial objects, the skeletons themselves had never been thoroughly researched.

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