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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 during a 2024 snowstorm. Here’s how…
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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 reveal a formation that was changing…
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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 case show why her survival requires…
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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 identity while its wild population remains…
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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 means for wound care, pets and…
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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 mountain snowpack still determine what winter…
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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 Lakes, and parts of the U.S.…
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Taylor Farms removes lettuce as Cyclospora outbreak reaches 1,644 cases
Taylor Farms is removing iceberg lettuce from parts of its foodservice supply after a Cyclospora outbreak linked to some Taco…
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Ancient monastery in Egypt reveals how early Christian monks lived
In Egypt’s western desert, archaeologists have uncovered a monastery that appears to date to Christianity’s earliest centuries. The site sits…
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