Galápagos tortoise once believed extinct is now roaming free

February 27, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm 180 years after disappearing, a tortoise returns to its Galápagos home The release of 158 specially bred Floreana giant tortoises is a win for both the animal and its long-lost island ecosystem By Rachel Nuwer edited by Andrea Thompson…

Grey's Anatomy Pays Tribute to Eric Dane One Week After His Death

The Grey’s Anatomy family will never forget Eric Dane. And just one week after the actor who played Dr. Mark Sloan —also known as “McSteamy”—died following a yearlong battle with ALS, the drama… Source link

Russian vodka billionaire puts Scotland’s most expensive sporting estate up for sale for £67m – after buying it for £25m nine years ago

A Russian vodka billionaire who bought Scotland’s most expensive sporting estate is selling it for £67million.  Tulchan Estate, completed in 1906, was sold to a company owned by Yuri Schefler in 2017 for an asking price of £25million.  It was previously owned by the Litchfield family for 23 years.   The…

The Princess And The Frog Behind-The-Scenes Facts

The Princess And The Frog Behind-The-Scenes Facts I’m a huge fan of New Orleans, so when The Princess and the Frog debuted in 2009, it quickly became one of my favorite Disney movies. From the music to the scenes of the Big Easy, the film is truly a love letter…

Champions League fixtures in FULL after Premier League teams discover possible routes to final

By WILL GRIFFEE Published: 12:58 GMT, 27 February 2026 | Updated: 12:59 GMT, 27 February 2026 The remaining 16 teams in the Champions League now know who they will face in the knockouts – and their potential routes to glory.  Friday’s draw in Nyon was eagerly followed and Arsenal will undoubtedly…

A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source’s funding problem, permanently

A group of notable open source programmers are joining with a VC investor to launch a nonprofit called the Open Source Endowment in hopes of permanently solving the perennial issue with developing open source software: funding.  Backers of the Open Source Endowment include Thomas Dohmke (the former GitHub CEO who…

Astrophotographer captures rare 6-planet parade spanning nearly 180 degrees of sky

Six of the seven naked-eye planets (and the moon) are visible in this annotated “planetary parade” photo taken in the south of England. From top to bottom: Jupiter, the moon, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury and Venus. (Image credit: Josh Dury) A rare six-planet parade lights up the U.K. sky in…

This effort aims to protect 60 million acres of the Amazon rain forest » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: Millions of acres of the Amazon rainforest have been cleared for agriculture and illegal logging. This deforestation destroys critical habitat and reduces the forest’s ability to absorb climate-warming carbon pollution. So nonprofits and governments are collaborating on an initiative called ARPA Communities that is helping to protect more than…