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The science power couple behind 'Strange World' reveals its animated secrets

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The science power couple behind 'Strange World' reveals its animated secrets

In Disney's new animated feature 'Strange World,' a band of multigenerational explorers journeys to the center of their fantastical homeland. Along the way, they fend off, make friends with, and unearth secrets about the curious creatures who call this place home. There's the filterlopes, six-legged deer-forms with fan-like antennae. Or scouts, squishy blue balls with 12 elastic limbs. But as fantastical as these creatures sound, each one is grounded in the physics and biology of its real-world counterpart.

The science power couple behind 'Strange World' reveals its animated secrets

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India's Female Superhero And Her Flying Tiger Are Out To Fight The Pandemic

A scene from Priya's Mask, a new comic book and animated film that tackles the challenges around the pandemic. It's the latest installment of the Indian superhero series Priya. Syd Fini, Hamid Bahrami and Neda Kazemifar hide caption

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India's Female Superhero And Her Flying Tiger Are Out To Fight The Pandemic

'Priya's Mask' is the latest in the Indian superhero comic series. This time out, she's trying to get important info to young people — and to stop a superspreading villain.

A Town In Mexico Sees Guitar Sales Soar Thanks To The Movie 'Coco'

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A Town In Mexico Sees Guitar Sales Soar Thanks To The Movie 'Coco'

The town of Paracho is celebrating after its onetime resident helped design the guitar featured in the hit Disney-Pixar movie, and now it can't keep up with orders for the instrument.

A Town In Mexico Sees Guitar Sales Soar Thanks To The Movie 'Coco'

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