Entertainment
June 13, 2023

Pat Sajak Announces He’s Retiring From ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Hosting After 41 Seasons

The game show Wheel of Fortune is a mainstay of broadcast television, and host Pat Sajak is as iconic as the program itself. But not for much longer; Sajak is stepping down as host. He recently announced that he'll be retiring from the show at the end of the upcoming season. “Well, the time has come,” Sajak said. “I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last.

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Good News
June 13, 2023

Watch Kids Erupt in an Impromptu Sing-Along as 7-Year-Old Performs in Talent Show

A 7-year-old named Cairo took to the stage at his school’s talent show dressed as Bowser from the video game Super Mario Brothers. Sitting at a keyboard, he began singing “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was inspired by the game and released in theaters earlier in 2023. But that’s not all that happened during this performance.

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History
June 12, 2023

These Are the World’s Oldest Languages Still Spoken Today

Linguists frequently debate the origins of language, aided by anthropologists and biologists in trying to determine just when, why, and how humans began to communicate verbally—estimates range from 50,000 to 2 million years ago. But no matter when speech evolved, language has become the defining feature of the human condition. While words spoken aloud may vanish into the air of history, words written down last generations and millennia.

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Animals
June 12, 2023

Octopuses Can Quickly Reprogram Their RNA to Survive in Warm and Cold Water

Octopuses are fascinating creatures. They're incredibly smart and adaptable. Known to camouflage themselves when in danger and to make a break for it when held in captivity, octopuses are animals that we have a lot to learn from. And a team of researchers is proving that in a new study published in Cell. The authors, led by Saint Francis University biologist Matthew A. Birk, were curious about the adaptability of these marine creatures.

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