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Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations↗ github.com · HN · 267 comments · 2390 points · Sep 15, 2026
The first new cat species discovered in 100 years↗ nationalgeographic.com · HN · 148 comments · 379 points · Sep 17, 2026
Creepy Crawlies↗ people.kernel.org · HN · 710 comments · 1390 points · Aug 29, 2026
Finally, A True Blue Rose Exists↗ sciencenews.org · HN · 38 comments · 96 points · Sep 25, 2026
Pandas Should Go Extinct↗ eddie.codes · HN · 101 comments · 194 points · Sep 12, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

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Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations↗ github.com · HN · 267 comments · 2390 points · Sep 15, 2026
Creepy Crawlies↗ people.kernel.org · HN · 710 comments · 1390 points · Aug 29, 2026
The first new cat species discovered in 100 years↗ nationalgeographic.com · HN · 148 comments · 379 points · Sep 17, 2026
Pandas Should Go Extinct↗ eddie.codes · HN · 101 comments · 194 points · Sep 12, 2026
Lion-man↗ en.wikipedia.org · HN · 86 comments · 148 points · Aug 29, 2026
Finally, A True Blue Rose Exists↗ sciencenews.org · HN · 38 comments · 96 points · Sep 25, 2026
Ctenophores: Wonders of Biology↗ quantamagazine.org · HN · 26 comments · 85 points · Sep 17, 2026
A Million Falcons Went Missing. Here’s How They Were Found↗ nationalgeographic.com · HN · 34 comments · 78 points · Sep 02, 2026
Do birds have accents? the regional differences in birdsong↗ theconversation.com · HN · 16 comments · 75 points · Sep 20, 2026
T. Rex Had a Body Temperature of 97°F↗ nytimes.com · HN · 124 comments · 71 points · Sep 17, 2026

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