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Fat Bear Week 2026 final pairs two champions’ offspring
910 faces 89 Backpack in the Fat Bear Week 2026 final. See the semifinal results, voting times and the champion mothers behind both finalists.
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Animals and nature
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Fat Bear Week 2026 final pairs two champions’ offspring
910 faces 89 Backpack in the Fat Bear Week 2026 final. See the semifinal…
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Jackie the bald eagle’s new monument captures her in flight
Jackie’s new wooden monument captures the Big Bear bald eagle in flight. Meet its…
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How to watch Jackie’s memorial on October 3
Watch Jackie’s October 3 memorial online. Find the livestream and ceremony times, official viewing…
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Why Bear 910 has a number instead of a name
Bear 910 is one of Fat Bear Week 2026’s Final Fat Four, but she…
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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