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'Name Cockroach After Ex': Poland Zoo Offers Unique Valentine's Day Revenge
Forget the traditional chocolates and flowers; why not name a cockroach after your ex and watch it become meerkat munchies instead? A Polish zoo has brought back its ultimate Valentine's revenge for 2026 to help people get revenge on their exes.
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Twinkling Star Reveals Hidden Plasma Structure Near Earth
With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighbourhood.
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MeerKAT Detects Gravitational Wave Background, Uncovering Cosmic Activity
Scientists using the MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array have made a groundbreaking discovery, confirming the presence of a gravitational wave background in the universe. This unexpected phenomenon, detected with unprecedented precision, suggests that supermassive black hole collisions may occur more frequently than previously thought. By observing the sig...
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Scientists Find Mysterious Cosmic Threads In The Centre Of Milky Way
The discovery is based on an analysis of the data captured by South African Radio Astronomy Observatory's MeerKAT radio telescope.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Acquires Group Video Chat App Houseparty
Fortnite maker Epic Games has acquired group video chat app Houseparty, but it has no plans to integrate it with its offerings.
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Facebook Confirms It's Shutting Down the Bonfire App, Its Houseparty Clone
Bonfire is a copy of Houseparty by developer Life On Air, which had to shut down its Meerkat app thanks to Facebook and Twitter.
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New Telescope In South Africa Combines "Eyes And Ears" To Scan Deep Space
Scientists in South Africa on Friday launched the world's first optical telescope linked to a radio telescope, combining "eyes and ears" to try to unravel the secrets of the universe.
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A Bit Wild: Asian Animal Cafes Go From Mere Cats To Meerkats
Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, the concept has moved well beyond felines.
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Meerkat Live Streaming App No More; Creator Unveils Houseparty Group Video Chat App
Houseparty tries to capture the essence of Meerkat in a more personal way. Live-streaming here is limited to close friends and family rather than a public broadcast.
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The Most Murderous Mammal Is Probably Not What You Think It Is
Ape shall never kill ape. The primate society in the 1973 film "Battle for the Planet of the Apes," the fifth installment in the Planet of the Apes franchise, was governed by this central rule. It was a pleasant sentiment even when chanted from beneath a rubber mask.
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'Name Cockroach After Ex': Poland Zoo Offers Unique Valentine's Day Revenge
Forget the traditional chocolates and flowers; why not name a cockroach after your ex and watch it become meerkat munchies instead? A Polish zoo has brought back its ultimate Valentine's revenge for 2026 to help people get revenge on their exes.
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Twinkling Star Reveals Hidden Plasma Structure Near Earth
With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighbourhood.
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MeerKAT Detects Gravitational Wave Background, Uncovering Cosmic Activity
Scientists using the MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array have made a groundbreaking discovery, confirming the presence of a gravitational wave background in the universe. This unexpected phenomenon, detected with unprecedented precision, suggests that supermassive black hole collisions may occur more frequently than previously thought. By observing the sig...
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Scientists Find Mysterious Cosmic Threads In The Centre Of Milky Way
The discovery is based on an analysis of the data captured by South African Radio Astronomy Observatory's MeerKAT radio telescope.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Acquires Group Video Chat App Houseparty
Fortnite maker Epic Games has acquired group video chat app Houseparty, but it has no plans to integrate it with its offerings.
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Facebook Confirms It's Shutting Down the Bonfire App, Its Houseparty Clone
Bonfire is a copy of Houseparty by developer Life On Air, which had to shut down its Meerkat app thanks to Facebook and Twitter.
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New Telescope In South Africa Combines "Eyes And Ears" To Scan Deep Space
Scientists in South Africa on Friday launched the world's first optical telescope linked to a radio telescope, combining "eyes and ears" to try to unravel the secrets of the universe.
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A Bit Wild: Asian Animal Cafes Go From Mere Cats To Meerkats
Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, the concept has moved well beyond felines.
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Meerkat Live Streaming App No More; Creator Unveils Houseparty Group Video Chat App
Houseparty tries to capture the essence of Meerkat in a more personal way. Live-streaming here is limited to close friends and family rather than a public broadcast.
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The Most Murderous Mammal Is Probably Not What You Think It Is
Ape shall never kill ape. The primate society in the 1973 film "Battle for the Planet of the Apes," the fifth installment in the Planet of the Apes franchise, was governed by this central rule. It was a pleasant sentiment even when chanted from beneath a rubber mask.
