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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 and a conservation legacy rooted in education and habitat protection.
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Animals and nature
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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…
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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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Backpack wins Fat Bear Week 2026 by 5,081 votes
Bear 89 Backpack defeated Bear 910 by 5,081 votes to win Fat Bear Week…
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How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack
Discover how Bear 89 became Backpack, why his nickname predates his leg injury, and…
Science and space
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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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Why Christa Pike was sentenced to death and how survival is possible
Court records explain Christa Pike’s death sentence. Drug delivery, sedation and a separate poisoning…
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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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