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Striking Photos Reveal the Legacy of Yellowstone’s Wolves—30 Years After Their Return
Early in the morning in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, visitors line up behind spotting scopes, hoping to catch sight of a wolf. Decades after these predators returned to the park, they remain among North America’s most famous and most argued-about animals. Their story has changed in important ways since they were first brought back, and scientists…
Some Evidence Suggests Amelia Earhart Was Eaten by Crabs. The Twist: She Could Have Eaten Them to Survive.
One of the most discussed theories about the fate of aviator Amelia Earhart involves a remote Pacific island and its enormous crabs. According to the idea, the crabs may have scavenged her remains. But a curious question follows: if she and her navigator were stranded among thousands of coconut crabs, could they have eaten the…
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Scientists Discover Two Enormous Tears in a Tectonic Plate Beneath Iran
Deep under the country’s southeast, a slab of Earth’s outer shell is splitting in two places at once, and geologists say the rifts may one day join. On…
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Florida Couple Buys 45-Acre Swamp in 2007 to Protect It from Development. 15 Years Later, It’s Home to Hundreds of Wood Storks
When a Florida couple bought a 45-acre swamp beside their home, their goal was simple: keep it from being developed. Years later, that wetland had become a nesting…
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Your Mother’s Cells May Still Be Living in Your Body — Science Calls It Microchimerism
The placenta was once thought of as a wall between mother and baby. It turns out to be more like a two-way…
Disabled dog abandoned with a bag of diapers and a note
Adopting a dog with special needs isn’t the right choice for every household, but for the right family it can be deeply…
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