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Meet the Kids Behind the Movement to Designate an Official DC Amphibian - Washingtonian
Washingtonian· 17 hours agoLuckily, this oversight was not lost on a group of elementary school students, who proposed that the city council appoint the honorary title to the eastern red-backed salamander< ...
Should this salamander be the District’s official amphibian? - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 6 days agoStudents at Powell Elementary School in D.C. studied the red-backed salamander and thought that its...
The mutant wildlife adapting to New York City
BBC News· 5 days agoIn the 400 years since New York City's birth, the local wildlife has adapted to a life of fast food, pollution and isolation. At a top secret location in...
Chattanooga Zoo Releases Over 30 Salamanders In Local Conservation Program
The Chattanoogan· 7 days agoPersonnel from the Chattanooga Zoo, U.S. Forest Service and Lee University traveled deep into the woods to release a total of 31 eastern hellbender salamanders in various ...
Don’t feel guilty about not being a ‘busy mom’ this summer
Motherly via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGo for an evening walk when the sun is lower in the sky and the grass smells like sweet molasses....
World record broken for living thing with most DNA
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoThis genetic material, or genome, provides all the information the organism needs to function stored in long strands of DNA called chromosomes. There is...
New designs coming for all NC driver licenses, IDs: Here's what they look like, what to know
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoAs for the NC theme, the new card design will feature: Dogwood blossoms, the state flower. The state...
Bored of the City? Here Are 10 Quick Weekend Getaways From Atlanta
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWant a distraction from the noise in Atlanta, or perhaps just a breath of different air? While...
Tiny fern breaks world record for largest genome on Earth — with DNA stretching taller than the...
CBS News· 5 days agoA small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday...
Scientists Find the Largest Known Genome Inside a Small Plant
New York Times· 5 days agoLast year, Jaume Pellicer led a team of fellow scientists into a forest on Grande Terre, an island...