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Fat Bear Week 2026 adds voting time after opening-day overload
Fat Bear Week 2026 extended its opening matchups after record turnout overloaded the polls. Here’s what changed and how to vote.
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Animals and nature
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Fat Bear Week 2026 adds voting time after opening-day overload
Fat Bear Week 2026 extended its opening matchups after record turnout overloaded the polls.…
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How bears catch salmon: the skills behind Fat Bear Week
From Bucky’s unusual fishing spot to selective feeding and autumn snorkeling, the skills behind…
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Bear 132’s missing cub came home. Now the family enters Fat Bear Week together
One of Bear 132’s three cubs spent several days alone at Brooks River before…
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Could a wild bear’s broken jaw be repaired? Why Chunk’s case is different
Readers following Chunk’s story after Fat Bear Week 2026 expanded to 16 entries have…
Science and space
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Bolivia’s new wild cat already had a local name
Meet Leopardus tilcayo, Bolivia’s newly described wild cat, and learn how genetics clarified its…
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Can screwworm be treated? What the Texas horse case means
Screwworm can be treated, but prevention drugs have limits. What the Texas horse case…
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Why a record El Niño wouldn’t guarantee a record winter
El Niño could reach historic strength in 2026. Here’s why local storms, temperatures and…
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Ontario wildfire smoke stretched across the Great Lakes and into the U.S.
A NASA satellite image shows smoke from Ontario wildfires moving across Canada, the Great…
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