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Rare blue-eyed cicada spotted during 2024 emergence at suburban Chicago arboretum
ABC News· 8 hours agoA lucky few saw the cicada Friday at the arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, before its release back into...
Alabama to knock down 110-year-old dam, freeing waterway for Gulf sturgeon
Birmingham News· 17 minutes agoOne of Alabama’s oldest hydroelectric dams is slated to be torn down, thanks to a collaboration...
How a water scientist hopes to save California habitats that could be pumped dry
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoHydrologist Melissa Rohde studies California ecosystems that depend on groundwater. In many areas,...
No summer holiday from sharks off Long Island beaches
Newsday· 3 hours agoThe shark species that undulate in the waters off Long Island during beach season — terrifying swimmers, surfers and other beachgoers — are starting to come to town. The forecast ...
Hairs from Alberta grizzly bears offer insight into survival of species
CBC via Yahoo News· 18 minutes agoAt secluded sites across Alberta this summer, grizzly bears — enticed by the perfume of fresh...
Witnessing the spectacle of synchronous fireflies is ‘like magic’
NPR· 11 minutes agoAccording to the National Park Service, there are just three types of fireflies in North America that are synchronous, meaning they coordinate their belly lanterns to flash at exactly the same ...
Do Texans need to worry about shark attacks?
Houston Chronicle· 2 hours agoWhat are the odds of getting attacked by a shark in Texas waters? With recent sightings—including a massive great white shark that made history after she...
Carson the opossum has "died," again
Boing Boing· 25 minutes agoMeet Carson, he's a rescued opossum currently being rehabilitated at For Fox Sake Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. KPAX explains...
Zoo hopes monkeys will breed to help save species
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThey are a breed of rare monkey at serious risk of dying out altogether. But a Pembrokeshire zoo and adventure park hopes that two cotton-top tamarins...
Scientists Are Rushing to Find America’s Secret Wetlands
The Atlantic· 18 minutes agoOn a warm day in August, Anthony Stewart hiked through a forest on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, making his way through a tangle of ferns and grasses. This was one of Stewart’s favorite study ...
