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Scary-sounding new virus in the news? Here are the questions you should ask - EconoTimes
EconoTimes· 1 day agoEach of these recent cases was caused by a different strain of influenza virus. In each case, it was...
Meet the 'Echidnapus,' an Extinct Creature That Resembles Both the Echidna and Platypus of Today
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoToday, egg-laying mammals are rare oddballs, with creatures like the platypus and echidna standing...
Ancient whodunit solved: Hunters drove wooly rhinos to extinction | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
FOX 11/41 Yakima· 1 day agoHuman hunters helped drive woolly rhinos to extinction around 12,000 years ago, suggests a new...
Koalas debut next week at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoA pair of cute, fuzzy koalas are ready to make history at Brookfield Zoo Chicago next week. Brumby and Willum, the 2-year-old male koalas who recently...
Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees
The Conversation· 5 days agoAustralia contains some of the world’s most biologically diverse and carbon-dense native forests. Eucalypts in wet temperate forests are the tallest flowering plants in the ...
A fish washed ashore in Oregon. It was a recently discovered species.
New Hampshire Union Leader· 4 days agoSeaside Aquarium thought a common sunfish had washed up on the Oregon coast earlier this month and...
The Koala Paradox
The Atlantic· 2 days agoFour months earlier, when Emerson was admitted to Northern Rivers Koala Hospital, in New South Wales, Australia, he was so small that volunteers had to...
12 Incredible UNESCO World Heritage Sites That Mix Nature and Culture
AFAR· 24 hours agoYes, all UNESCO World Heritage sites are special by definition. A few are famous: Machu Picchu,...
Releasing Baby Cane Toads Teaches Predators to Avoid Toxic Adults
Scientific American· 2 days agoThe yellow-spotted monitor, a big lizard found mainly in Australia, has been especially hard-hit:...
A guide to safe US sunscreens – and the ingredients to avoid
The Guardian via Yahoo News· 7 days agoOutside the US, sunscreens are regulated as functional cosmetics. California-based...