How robot pets could be beneficial, the sample from Bennu adds insight to extraterrestrial life, and on This Day in History, the space mirror that designed to light up the long winter for the arctic.

Cat-Like Robot Mimics Bunting to Help You Relax — And It Actually Works | ZME Science

Our chances of finding alien life just skyrocketed. Here’s why | BBC Science Focus Magazine

'It could illuminate an area the size of a football stadium': How Russia launched a giant space mirror in 1993 | BBC

Space mirror test a qualified success | Tampa Bay Times

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Groundbreaking immunotherapy for treating brain cancer in kids, the retro yet futuristic spaceplane that could be used to resupply the ISS and, on This Day in History, the day the music died - the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly.

Groundbreaking immunotherapy could finally treat devastating childhood brain tumors | ZME Science

CAR T cell therapy: Overview

Curvy spaceplane is one step closer to its ISS rendezvous | Popular Science

Retro Spaceplane aces test for space station cargo missions

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Successfully Passes NASA Testing Milestone in Preparation for Launch

Flashback: How Waylon Jennings Survived the Day the Music Died

Former Buddy Holly drummer Carl Bunch died "positive and at peace" - NorthIowaToday.com

Roger Arthur Peterson (1937-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial

The day the music died: How Don McLean’s “American Pie” immortalized a tragedy The Daily The Daily

Winter Dance Party

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A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains revealed a pristine frozen ancient forest, we head out of this world where the Juno spacecraft detected the largest volcanic eruption in our solar system, and a feel-good story for Friday, a man is reunited with his dog after 8 years. Plus, on This Day in History, the first automobile to reach 100 mph.

Pristine Ancient Forest ‘Frozen in Time’ Discovered in Rocky Mountains | Scientific American

NASA Juno Mission Spots Most Powerful Volcanic Activity on Io to Date | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

NASA spacecraft flew by distant world. It saw unprecedented volcanism. | Mashable

Juno Sees a Massive Hotspot of Volcanic Activity on Io - Universe Today

Volcanic eruption on Io covers area larger than Lake Superior - Earth.com

Io: Facts - NASA Science

Arizona Man Who Never Stopped Trying is Reunited with Dog Lost 8 Years Ago in Another State

America's First Car to Exceed 100 MPH Is Headed to Auction. It'll Fetch Over $1M

World’s first fastest car broke records in 1905 when it sped to 104mph – The US Sun | The US Sun

History: The first car to break 100mph - PosterConnection

1904 Napier L48 “Samson” - Sports Car Market

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For the first time a mouse with two male parents reaches adulthood – yes, you heard that correctly and we’ve got details. Plus, an amateur astronomer thought he’d discovered a dangerous asteroid, only to realize it wasn’t an asteroid at all – what was it? Stick around to find out. And on This Day in History, the first computer virus is created … as a joke.

First mouse with two male parents to reach adulthood | ScienceDaily

Mouse with two fathers survives to adulthood, marking scientific milestone | Phys.org

Adult bi-paternal offspring generated through direct modification of imprinted genes in mammals: Cell Stem Cell

Astronomers Thought They Had Found A Dangerous Asteroid Near Earth — What Was It | ZME Science

1st Computer Virus is Written, January 30, 1982 - EDN

What Is Elk Cloner and How Did It Work?

Elk Cloner: The first computer virus

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For today's Weird Wednesday episode, two smelly flowers bloom on opposite sides of the planet, the mother who was mistakenly declared dead, Greece’s pool plan to help with droughts, and escaped research monkeys are found after two months on the run. Plus, on This Day in History, Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven" is published for the first time.

Corpse flower: Plant with 'deadly' stench pulls huge crowds for rare bloom in Sydney | Offbeat News | Sky News

Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower that smells like a rotting corpse | AP News

Rare and Stinky 'Corpse Flower' Blooms Draw Thousands of Visitors to Gardens in New York and Sydney | Smithsonian

Woman 'surprised' after being declared dead | US News | Sky News

How a typo led to a Maryland woman being declared dead – NBC4 Washington

Hotels on Greek islands could soon fill swimming pools with seawater in drought fight | World News | Sky News

Greece panic as hotels may be forced to fill pools with seawater amid worsening droughts | World | News | Express.co.uk

Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in South Carolina after months on the loose | AP News

Monkeys who escaped from South Carolina facility captured, police say | USA Today

TDIH: The Raven Summary

On Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe | Summary, Analysis & Symbolism

LitCharts: The Raven Summary

Screenwriting Lessons from Edgar Allan Poe

How to Write a Poem Like Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’

Spark Notes: The Raven Plot Summary

The Philosophy of Composition

Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” Summary & Meaning

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A gas-giant 500 light-years from earth has the fastest winds ever recorded – and they make a category 5 hurricane look like a nice spring breeze. Plus, a bizarre chirping in space has scientists puzzled. And, on This Day in History, the Lego brick we know today is patented.

A Gas Giant 500 Light-Years Away Has the Fastest Winds Ever Recorded: A Staggering 33,000 km/h | ZME Science

A bizarre ‘chirping’ in space is puzzling scientists | BBC Science Focus Magazine

The day the LEGO brick was born - January 28, 1958 [Feature] - The Brothers Brick | The Brothers Brick

The History of Interlocking Bricks - From Kiddicraft to the LEGO Group – Brick Me

Lego Celebrates 50 Years of Building | TIME

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Researchers try to make AI feel pain and what we can learn from that. Plus, one solution to food waste that might make you say, eww. Also, on This Day in History, the formation of National Geographic.

Researchers made an AI feel pain, because what could go wrong? | ZME Science

AI Pain Paper | ArXiv

She Hasn't Purchased Groceries in 4 Years–All Her Food Comes From Dumpsters Behind Supermarkets–LOOK - Good News Network

National Geographic Society is incorporated | January 27, 1888 | HISTORY

Jan. 27, 1888: National Geographic Society Gets Going | WIRED

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Using photosynthesis to create rocket fuel in space and turning old cement bags into solar-powered backpacks that are helping children with reading. Plus, on This Day in History, the first chocolate covered ice cream bar.

Chinese Space Station Achieves First-Ever Oxygen and Rocket Fuel Production Using Artificial Photosynthesis | ZME Science

In A World-First, Oxygen And Rocket Fuel Made Using Artificial Photosynthesis in Space | Wonderful Engineering

In a first, oxygen and rocket fuel made using artificial photosynthesis in space | Interesting Engineering

NASA's Experiment: Future of Photosynthesis - Christian Kromme

Assessment of the technological viability of photoelectrochemical devices for oxygen and fuel production on Moon and Mars | Nature Communications

Entrepreneur Transforms Old Cement Bags into Solar-Charging Backpacks to Help Children Read at Night | Good News Network

Solar-charging backpacks are helping children to read after dark | CNN

The Weird, Brief History of the Eskimo Pie Corporation | Smithsonian

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Uncovering the mysteries deep within the Earth’s mantle, a nearly complete ancient shark fossil found in Peru, and on This Day in History, a double feature - the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States and the birth of the frisbee.

A Lost World Beneath the Pacific Ocean? Mysterious Structures Discovered Deep Within Earth’s Mantle | SciTechDaily

Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there | Live Science

Full-waveform inversion reveals diverse origins of lower mantle positive wave speed anomalies | Scientific Reports

Great white shark's 9-million-year-old ancestor found in Peru | Reuters

Nearly complete fossil of Great White Shark ancestor discovered | Interesting Engineering

Biography: Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell MD - Women in Medicine and Science at Upstate - Subject Guides at SUNY Upstate Medical University

Elizabeth Blackwell | Biography & Facts | Britannica

Elizabeth Blackwell - Life, Education & Accomplishments

Frisbee inventor dies at 90 | US news | The Guardian

Walter Fredrick Morrison dies at 90; father of the Frisbee - Los Angeles Times

Walter Morrison: The Inventor of the Frisbee - BiographyHub

Meet Walter Frederick Morrison: The Inventor of the Frisbee - HubPages

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Groundbreaking surgery that removed a brain tumor through the eye socket, the inheritance left to a town that the deceased never visited, the Lazio team mascot won’t be allowed at the games anymore due to inappropriate pictures, and drug addicted rats cause havoc at police stations. Plus, on This Day in History, the creation of the CIA.

Surgeons Make History by Removing Woman’s Brain Tumor Through Her Eye | Gizmodo

Surgeons remove tumour through patient's eye socket in UK first | UK News | Sky News

Man Leaves €10m Fortune to a Tiny French Town He Never Visited | Good News Network

Small town shocked to inherit $10 million fortune from stranger | New York Post

Italian soccer club Lazio fires falconer for posting photos of his penis implant | AP News

'Drug-addicted rats' infesting Houston police evidence room | NBC News

Watch: 'Drug-addicted rats' destroying evidence in Houston police lockers - UPI.com

History of CIA - CIA

Establishment of the CIA | Harry S. Truman

The Creation of the Central Intelligence Group - CSI

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | History, Organization, Responsibilities, Activities, & Criticism | Britannica

History of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | Harris Federal

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