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A plague researcher died in Siberia. Russia says no plague cases were found
Nearly 200 contacts were monitored after a researcher at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died from unexplained pneumonia. Plague remains unconfirmed, but her documented work on Yersinia pestis makes the mystery unusually compelling.
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Animals and nature
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Fat Bear Week is over. Churchill’s polar bear season is just beginning
Fat Bear Week has ended, but another bear season is beginning. Each fall, polar…
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How Big Bear eagle Jackie stayed warm for nearly 62 hours in snow
Big Bear bald eagle Jackie incubated three eggs for 61 hours and 58 minutes…
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10 moments that made Jackie the eagle unforgettable
Remember Jackie the Big Bear bald eagle through 10 moments, from her first years…
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More than 1,000 gathered in Big Bear to remember Jackie
More than 1,000 people gathered in Big Bear to remember Jackie, with art, tributes…
Science and space
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A plague researcher died in Siberia. Russia says no plague cases were found
Nearly 200 contacts were monitored after a researcher at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died…
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How a tiny green alga led to the 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine traces back to a light-sensitive protein…
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How Big Bear eagle Jackie stayed warm for nearly 62 hours in snow
Big Bear bald eagle Jackie incubated three eggs for 61 hours and 58 minutes…
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Hawaiʻi’s Hōlei Sea Arch collapses after years of visible damage
Hōlei Sea Arch has disappeared from Hawaiʻi’s coastline. Earlier closures, photographs and geological explanations…
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