✨🌈πŸͺ Videos & News Today β€’ August 28, 2025

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In today's science news: The centuries-old history of "middle earth" 🌎, how space plants could help Earth plants πŸͺ΄, and the arrival of glow-in-the-dark succulents πŸͺ·. Plus more headlines down below πŸ‘‡

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β€œIf you’ve been snorkeling or swimming in the ocean, if you’ve been to tide pools, if you’ve been scuba diving, there were nudibranchs there, I can guarantee it,” says Dr. Jessica Goodheart, assistant curator for mollusks at the American Museum of Natural History.

 

Why do AI-generated animal videos tap into something we want to believe? And how can studying those videos and understanding animal biomechanics help us spot the digital deception? The Dodo takes a closer look at AI-generated animal content.

 

πŸͺπŸ§¬πŸ§  Things We Learned Today

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πŸ€– AI-driven private schools are popping up all over the U.S. β€’ Axios

πŸŒ‹ Hawaii's KΔ«lauea volcano recently released enough lava to fill 3,500 Olympic pools. β€’ Discover Magazine

πŸ“— Maria Montessori's revolutionary educational philosophy β€’ The Queen Zone

🧠 A new AI system modeled on human brain thinking outperforms ChatGPT β€’ Live Science

🐝 The ancient city of Cahokia in Illinois was larger than medieval London β€’ Discover Wild Science

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