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August 27, 2026

11-Year-Old Dinosaur Lover Becomes Guinness World Record Holder for World’s Youngest Museum Curator

Many kids love dinosaurs, and while some may collect fossils, memorize facts about their favorite prehistoric species, or even dream of becoming a paleontologist one day, there’s one kid named Anderson Taylor who took his passion a step further. The 11-year-old opened his own natural history museum. Now, the Cambridge, Ill., resident has officially been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s youngest male museum curator.

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August 26, 2026

Adorable Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 Is the Size of a Grain of Rice

At roughly the size of a grain of rice, the leaf sheep hardly seems like the sort of animal capable of winning an international popularity contest. Yet the minute marine creature, Costasiella kuroshimae, has taken the top spot in The Guardian’s 2026 Invertebrate of the Year competition. Competing against nine other remarkable species in a global public vote,  its victory celebrates more than an unusually photogenic sea slug.

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August 25, 2026

RIP Dolly Parton: Queen of Country Music and Universally Beloved Philanthropist Dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the legendary singer-songwriter and country music icon whose philanthropic efforts, charming personality, and glittering style made her one of the most beloved entertainers of all time, has died at the age of 80. Her passing was announced by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, in a clip posted to social media.“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he begins.

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August 25, 2026

See the Closest-Ever Photo of the Sun and Its Swirling Surface of Wild Whirlpools

The cosmos is a beautiful mystery, but one we’re unraveling bit by bit. It helps that new technology and imaging advancements allow us to view outer space in ways we’ve never seen before. The Inouye Solar Telescope is one example. As the world’s most powerful telescope, it recently captured the sharpest photo of the sun we have so far. What the image revealed was that our closest star is covered in literal whirlpools of activity.

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