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This National Park Has a Vineyard, Long-distance Bike Trail, and 60-foot Waterfall—and It’s Not Where You’d Expect
In addition to a vineyard, Cuyahoga Valley has another unexpected national park attraction: a 19,000-person outdoor music ...
A surprising lesson from Antarctica: Life flourishes even under 500 feet of ice
Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.
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Science Has Explained Why Cats Sleep At Our Feet (& It's A Tale As Old As Time)
Cats generally love to sleep at our feet, but do you know why? Thankfully, science has answered this question, and the ...
Central Europe foot-and-mouth disease outbreak leads to animal culls, border closures
Authorities across Central Europe are working to contain a major foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the first in over 50 years for Hungary and Slovakia ...
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When the Planet’s Second Largest Animal Surfaces from the Ocean’s Depths, It’s an Awe-Inspiring Sight
Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!
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Holy cow, that’s a yak! Why some Ohio farmers are embracing Himalayan herds
Blake Mathys grew up on a central Ohio farm, going to exotic animal auctions with his father. They collected Scottish ...
The Coolest Wildlife Living in Our National Parks
From the adorable but deadly pine marten to the massive sperm whale, get to know some of the amazing animals that call ...
‘Demonic’ Sea Lions Have Been Attacking People in California. Here’s Why, According to Scientists
A wave of sea lions off the coast of Southern California have been sickened by an algae-produced toxin that makes them ...
Did scientists bring the dire wolf back from extinction? Why some critics say no
A Texas-based genetics company says the long-extinct dire wolf is back. Some critics say that's not quite true.
The tide is turning on shark nets at Sydney’s famed beaches
Shark nets protect 51 beaches in New South Wales, including Bondi Beach. But opponents of the nets argue they are ineffective, outdated, and harmful to the ocean ecosystem — and they may not be used ...
12,000 Years Later, Dire Wolves Are Back
They’re dire wolf pups, back from extinction after some 12,000 years. Dire wolves thrived during the Pleistocene Epoch, when ...