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A house lit up red for Halloween with a crowd of costumed partygoers milling out on a lawn at night.

After his brother died on Halloween, a haunted house owner almost quit the biz. Now he's 'scaring with a care' for charity

Cam and Cayden Bullock are honoring their late brother by running a haunted house in their hometown.

A kid holds up a small purple square-shaped device that reads KARRI in LED dots

This 'screen-free smartphone' lets kids communicate safely: 'Inspired by a walkie-talkie'

Karri's newest Messenger model is available to pre-order now.

The promotional image for FathomVerse, with the game title centered in a deep sea image with icons of ocean animals around it

This cozy game replaces doom-scrolling with ocean exploring. Every creature you spot trains underwater robots in real time

FathomVerse, created by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, combines citizen science with fun mini games that aid ocean expeditions in real time.

The signature red TED letters sit on stage for a TED Talk

TED announces new leadership: Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, is taking over

The education visionary has been named the organization’s first “Vision Steward.”

An MRI scene built entirely of LEGO bricks shows minifigures in action

LEGO donates MRI scanner toys to children in hospitals. New research finds they really reduce anxiety

New data shows that doctors were 46% less likely to need to sedate patients after they played with the toys.

Florida’s leatherback sea turtles rebound to record high, following devastating hurricane season

An annual report from Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute is giving experts hope for turtle populations after the triple impact of Debby, Helene, and Milton.

A photo collage of a woman getting a scalp cooling treatment, a line graph by Ember comparing the power generated by Renewables & Coal, Jane Fonda, the sleeve of a fur coat, and two people in front of corals inside a greenhouse

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Close up image of water droplets on bamboo leaves

This adorable new species is so tiny that it grows up in the water droplets of bamboo stems

The newly discovered species is not only the smallest of its kind — it’s also linked to a unique habitat in the Amazon.

Jane Fonda wears a red coat and speaks into a microphone

Jane Fonda and 500 other Hollywood stars are reviving the Committee for the First Amendment. What does that mean?

The committee was first created in 1947, during the McCarthy era.

A skyscraper — the Quay Quarter Tower — is seen at sunset

World's first 'upcycled skyscraper' could be blueprint for a 'waste-free future.' It's a finalist for the Earthshot Prize

It is one of just 15 finalists in the annual competition.

A close-up of a few stalks of brown bamboo, with green leaves blurred in the foreground

This new 'bamboo bioplastic' that outperforms traditional plastic breaks down in just 50 days

Could this be the answer to the plastics crisis?

Condé Nast, the publisher behind Vogue, finally bans fur after decades of animal rights protest

Is it a turning point, or another fashion fad?