✨🌈🪐 Videos & News Today • October 24, 2025

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Michael Cosentino
October 24th, 2025

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In today's science news: Mysterious bats that glow green 🦇, how Jupiter prevented Earth from hurling into the sun 🪐, and a seriously great pumpkin 🎃. Plus, more headlines after today's videos 👇

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✨🌈🪐 Today on TKSST

What connects ancient Celtic bonfires to the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas? Beneficial bats!

 

When king oyster mushrooms meet the precision of Michelin-starred technique and “just a little bit of fun,” the result is an easy yet decadent edible centerpiece.

 

One of the most popular videos on the Northeast Giant Pumpkin Classics YouTube channel is a 2022 time-lapse growth video of what would become an award-winning 1,125 kg (2,480 lb.) giant pumpkin.

 

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🪐🧬🧠 Things we learned today

🦇 For unknown reasons, six North American bat species glow green under ultraviolet light • University of Georgia

🧋 According to new research, bubble tea (aka boba) poses multiple health risks including lead contamination • Science Alert

🪐 Jupiter's early growth prevented Earth from falling into the Sun • BBC Sky at Night

🦟 Iceland just lost its mosquito-free status • Popular Science

💩 Scientists confirmed $1,000/kg poop coffee tastes different due to mammals’ digestion • Science Alert

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