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Rapid rocks, rebel monkeys, and rubber chickens

Mark Frauenfelder
Jul 30, 2025
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Happy Wednesday! Today's stories: from scientists discovering a new type of rock that forms in decades instead of millennia (complete with a trapped 1934 penny), to security camera footage of bold baby bears jumping on a backyard trampoline. We've got China's mesmerizing "zipper lane" traffic system, a deep dive into how ketam…

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