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More Than 1,000 Birds Died One Night in Chicago. Will It Happen Again?

A mass of birds died in Chicago in October after striking one building, adding to the push for more protections…

A Tale of Two Nearly Extinct Giant Salamanders

In Japanese rivers, if you’re very lucky, you might find unusual amphibians that grow up to five feet long and…

Voyager 1, After Major Malfunction, Is Back From the Brink, NASA Says

The farthest man-made object in space had been feared lost forever after a computer problem in November effectively rendered the…

Mars Got Cooked During a Recent Solar Storm

Days after light shows filled Earth’s skies with wonder, the red planet was hit by another powerful outburst of the…

A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That Move

Computer simulations suggest that a collision with another planetary object early in Earth’s history may have provided the heat to…

Was This Sea Creature Our Ancestor? Scientists Turn a Famous Fossil on its Head.

Researchers have long assumed that a tube in the famous Pikaia fossil ran along the animal’s back. But a new…

Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited

Collecting wild mushrooms, berries and other foods from public forests and parks has become so popular that state and federal…

The Mushroom Hunters Can’t Stop Finding Mysterious Fungi

Strange things appear in the forests and chaparral of California after a big rain. Invigorated by the damp, fungi living…

Frightening Log From Titan Submersible’s Fatal Dive Declared a Fake

The federal team investigating the Titan disaster found that a detailed recounting of the craft’s descent was “made up.”

Every Elephant Has Its Own Name, Study Suggests

An analysis of elephant calls using an artificial intelligence tool suggests that the animals may use and respond to individualized…

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