Giraffe populations are in trouble, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that it will list three subspecies of the tall animals as endangered and two under the…
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Complete jaw of mastodon found in backyard of Orange County home Complete jaw of mastodon found in backyard of Orange County home 01:23 Sloths weren’t necessarily slow-moving, furry, and tree-dwellers.…
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Saturday is the winter solstice and the shortest day of 2024. Here’s what you need to know about the official start of winter.
The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, will occur on Saturday, December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. This celestial event marks the first day of winter astronomically.…
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Yawning isn’t just for humans. According to experts, here’s why fish, birds, and other animals also yawn.
When problems arise, humans are not alone yawning —So do all vertebrates, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. but why? The “evolutionarily ancient” act of yawning likely serves several…
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MEDFORD, Ore. — Crews are reaching new heights to harvest valuable agricultural products in the heart of Southern Oregon’s Fremont-Winema National Forest. “We’re looking for ripe cones at the top…
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A volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula flared up again late Wednesday night, marking the region’s seventh eruption in a year. Lava erupted from cracks in the ground just before midnight…
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Emperor penguin “Gus” swims from Antarctica and is found on the coast of Australia, protected for 20 days before being released into the ocean.
Melbourne, Australia — the only emperor penguin Known to have swam from Antarctica to Australia Officials announced Friday that the animal was released at sea, 20 days after it tottered…
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City of Honolulu hopes to use advanced DNA testing to solve mystery of long-unclaimed bodies
There may have been lost hikers, runaway children, and wanderers. The 58 or so bodies found at the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office are tied together because they have no identification…
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NASA reveals ‘accidentally obtained’ images of Greenland’s ‘under-ice city’ abandoned by US military
When NASA scientist Chad Green and a team of engineers flew over northern Greenland in April, they didn’t expect their radar to discover artifacts buried deep in the ice. Green…
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Wisdom the albatross, the world’s oldest known wild bird at approximately 74 years old, lays eggs for the first time in several years.
It’s the first time in four years that the world’s oldest known wild bird has laid an egg at the ripe old age of about 74, U.S. wildlife officials said.…