Milwaukee County Zoo closes Feb. 12 due to the winter storm warning
In a Wednesday morning Facebook post, the zoo attributed the closure to the area's winter storm warning. They also offered ...
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Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...
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12 Best Puzzle Games On Xbox Game Pass
Puzzle games are perfect for those who like to get their brain working, whether it's dealing with tiles or exploring a world filled with different problems to solve. One of the best places to look ...
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Blindboy: 'There’s a plausible case that the modern understanding of Hell is based on Cork'
In advance of his visit to Cork Podcast Festival, Blindboy talks about his favourite writers, his love of nature, and how a ...
Most animals have their own version of tree rings – here’s how we biologists use them to help species thrive
Similarly, most living things produce records of their own existence in layered body tissues – often in the form of daily or ...
Sibling scientists and their dog hunt for Oregon's hidden truffle biodiversity
A wagging tail is the universal sign of a happy dog, especially for a rusty golden retriever named Rye. It's his "tell-tail" ...
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How Are Animals Paired at the National Zoo?
Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...
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World's rarest marsupial is fighting for survival - again
Australia is home to some of the world’s most unique and fragile wildlife. Among them is the Gilbert’s potoroo – a small, ...
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Green walls cool cities and create urban habitats
Beyond cooling, green walls also enhance urban biodiversity. The researchers found that plant-covered facades hosted over 100 ...
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Earthquakes: Facts about why the Earth moves
Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.
"It's absolutely a species worth saving" | Conservation, cloning, breeding helping to save the black-footed ferret
Work at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado is helping save one of the most endangered ...