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In 1897, Yosemite began stocking fishless lakes with trout; now its rare frogs are rebounding

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Who is Kaya Klitschko? Hayden Panettiere and Wladimir Klitschko’s 11-year-old daughter makes rare court appearance

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Hayden Panettiere’s 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, made a rare court appearance. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Hayden Panettiere’s 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, has made a rare court appearance as her father, Wladimir Klitschkoseeks to protect the late actress’ estate. Kaya appeared remotely during a hearing on Thursday, with the court granting Klitschko temporary guardianship of the estate. Hayden Panettiere’s 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, made a rare court appearance. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Who is … Read more

In 2013, Arizona’s rare leopard frogs were under threat from invasive bullfrogs, but by 2019 conservationists had expanded their recovery network from 7 sites to 19

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In 2013, Arizona’s rare leopard frogs were under threat from invasive bullfrogs, but by 2019 conservationists had expanded their recovery network from 7 sites to 19

The Arizona project began with a problem that was easy to see but difficult to solve. American bullfrogs had established themselves in the Cienega Creek watershed, where they could prey on Chiricahua leopard frogs and carry the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. The response involved more than removing the invasive frogs. Managers also had to keep them … Read more

Three rare snake species bred at Prague Zoo for the first time; two groups of young descend from animals seized from smugglers

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Three rare snake species bred at Prague Zoo for the first time; two groups of young descend from animals seized from smugglers

In late July 2026, Prague Zoo announced a rare triple success in its reptile collection, three snake species that had never bred there before produced young. Rough-scaled pythons hatched from a clutch of eggs, Nosy Komba ground boas gave birth to live young, and Tartar sand boas added a litter of their own. The animals … Read more

A box of old games donated to a Texas Goodwill contained a rare 1982 Air Raid cartridge for the Atari 2600; Goodwill said only 13 copies were known at the time, and the game sold for $10,590.79

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A box of old games donated to a Texas Goodwill contained a rare 1982 Air Raid cartridge for the Atari 2600; Goodwill said only 13 copies were known at the time, and the game sold for $10,590.79

Representational photo of an Atari 2600 Game – SVG.com A box of old video games donated to a Goodwill store in Texas turned out to contain a rare 1982 Atari game that collectors had been searching for. The game, Air Raid for the Atari 2600, was sold at auction for $10,590.79 after a bidding war … Read more

At 6, Los Angeles boy Dylan Siegel wrote Chocolate Bar to help his best friend Jonah, who had a rare liver disorder; two years later, the book had raised $1 million for research into the disease

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At 6, Los Angeles boy Dylan Siegel wrote Chocolate Bar to help his best friend Jonah, who had a rare liver disorder; two years later, the book had raised $1 million for research into the disease

His mother initially suggested a lemonade stand, but Dylan said he wanted to write a book. At the age of 6, Los Angeles boy Dylan Siegel decided he wanted to help his best friend, Jonah Pournazarian, who had a rare genetic disorder affecting his liver. When his mother suggested that he could raise money through … Read more

An 1852 California Gold $50 coin from the Gold Rush era sold for $367,875 on September 6; the rare piece was one of eight territorial coins in a collection that drew 475 bids from collectors

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An 1852 California Gold $50 coin from the Gold Rush era sold for $367,875 on September 6; the rare piece was one of eight territorial coins in a collection that drew 475 bids from collectors

An 1852 California Gold $50 coin from the Gold Rush era sold for $367,875 (Image Credit: GreatCollections) An 1852 California Gold $50 piece has brought nearly $368,000 at auction, highlighting the enduring appeal of coins linked to the early Gold Rush era. According to the auction house GreatCollections, the rare Augustus Humbert $50 was part … Read more

A New Jersey woman paid $25 for a mouldy table at a garage sale; 30 years later, it was identified as a rare 18th-century card table made by John Seymour & Son and sold for $541,500

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A New Jersey woman paid $25 for a mouldy table at a garage sale; 30 years later, it was identified as a rare 18th-century card table made by John Seymour & Son and sold for $541,500

A New Jersey schoolteacher who bought a mouldy, pitch-black table at a garage sale for just $25 ended up owning a rare piece of American furniture worth more than half a million dollars. Claire Wiegand-Beckmann purchased the table roughly three decades before it appeared on Antiques Roadshow, when she was moving into a new home … Read more

A Connecticut man paid $35 for a bowl at a yard sale in 2020; experts revealed it was a rare 15th-century Chinese treasure and it sold for $721,800

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A Connecticut man paid $35 for a bowl at a yard sale in 2020; experts revealed it was a rare 15th-century Chinese treasure and it sold for $721,800

A Connecticut man paid $35 for a small blue-and-white porcelain bowl at a yard sale near New Haven in 2020, unaware that he had stumbled upon an exceptionally rare Chinese imperial-era artefact. The unnamed antiques enthusiast suspected the bowl might be special and later sent photographs to Sotheby’s for an evaluation. Specialists identified it as … Read more

Archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old Etruscan tomb at Italy’s Vulci; weapons, gold and rare pottery found in elite burial

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Archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old Etruscan tomb at Italy’s Vulci; weapons, gold and rare pottery found in elite burial

Archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old Etruscan tomb at Italy’s Vulci; weapons, gold and rare pottery found in elite burial (Image credit: Return to Vulci Project) Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental Etruscan tomb inside an ancient cemetery at Vulci in central Italy, nearly 140 years after French archaeologist Stéphane Gsell first identified the burial mound surrounding it. The … Read more