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Nearly a week after being rescued near Big Bear Lake, Jackie — half of a celebrity bald eagle couple — remains in critical condition as veterinarians continue to puzzle over the cause of her maladies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

A satisfying puzzle break: What’s a four-letter word for “Those who often hear a siren song”? Treat your brain to some delightful wordplay in today’s crossword.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Shanghai was more than a challenge to communism, it was a puzzle for Chinese nationalists because its unique strength—its economic power—was born directly from China’s weakness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The researchers say the findings are useful for more than settling a famous scientific puzzle.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

The meteorologist from Cincinnati spins the wheel and goes bankrupt, but then the schoolteacher from Kansas manages to find three Ns in the puzzle.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Or, if you prefer your puzzles bite-sized, try today’s mini.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

This featured noise-cancelling headphones, fidget toys, weighted blankets and quiet activities such as colouring and puzzles.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

In computer simulations, the information theory-based method successfully solved 99% of Wordle puzzles.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

Crows can design tools, play games and solve puzzles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Hadley liked riddles and puzzles, so this answer actually worked for her.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

Instead, they are puzzled by things that don’t line up with their theories of how the world should work.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

“The Ground Above” is an album with a discernible arc, as Ms. Orton moves from puzzled contemplation and reflection to something like acceptance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

These meteorites have long puzzled scientists because of their unusual composition.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

While both were doctoral students in Canada, Mann and Pardo puzzled over it for years.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Penelope puzzled over these mysteries daily, and had even paid a surreptitious visit or two to the attic while the children were otherwise engaged.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

But as more analysts bang the drum, this puzzling quantum play might finally start making sense.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

A competing interpretation has emerged of the preliminary report's most puzzling detail: the brief movement of both fuel-control switches to "cutoff" shortly after take-off.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

U.S. authorities deny any part in the puzzling series of events, which involved a pair of 35-ton fishing craft — not the sleek speedboats typically pictured in Department of Defense videos of maritime strikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

The discovery may also help explain another puzzling hallmark of aging called "protein-transcript decoupling."

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

After puzzling over this for some time, Kepler hit on the idea that the number of planets might be related to the number of regular solid figures that can be constructed using Euclidean geometry.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin