✨ Curiosities of the World
🌌 Science Spotlight
Octopus Cities
Octopuses are normally solitary, but in Jervis Bay, Australia, marine biologists discovered a place nicknamed Octopolis. Dozens of gloomy octopuses live in dens made of shells, bicker with neighbors, and occasionally share space like an undersea city.
🎶 Sound of the Week
The World’s Oldest Known Song
On clay tablets from 3,400 years ago, archaeologists found musical notation — the Hymn of Ugarit. Reconstructed, it’s haunting and beautiful.
🍄 Strange Nature
Zombie-Ant Fungus
A parasitic fungus takes over an ant’s nervous system, forces it to climb a plant, and then sprouts from its head. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s very real.