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Beavers on Devon's River Otter to Become England's First Permanent Population in Centuries

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Beavers on Devon's River Otter to Become England's First Permanent Population in Centuries

Lead from the 2019 Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Detected in Paris’s Beehives

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Lead from the 2019 Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Detected in Paris’s Beehives

Washington Officials Just Caught Their First ‘Murder Hornet’—Now They Have Less Than Two Months to Find Its Nest

The mug shot of Washington's smallest (but still much too large) criminal.

Washington Officials Just Caught Their First ‘Murder Hornet’—Now They Have Less Than Two Months to Find Its Nest

Did You Get a Packet of Seeds in the Mail From China? Don't Open It

Mysterious seeds are showing up in mailboxes in at least seven states.

Did You Get a Packet of Seeds in the Mail From China? Don't Open It

Climate Change vs. Global Warming: What's the Difference?

NASA captures a high altitude view of Alaska's Icy Bay in the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness. Just a century ago, this body of water was covered in ice.

The Home of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Just Had Its Hottest Day Ever

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What a Whopper: Burger King’s New Commercial About Cow Farts Has Farmers Angry

A Burger King ad about cow farts is drawing controversy.

Joshua Tree National Park Closes Two Campgrounds Due to ‘Aggressive’ Honey Bees

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Vermont Just Banned Residents From Throwing Food Scraps in the Trash

Compost is delicious trash salad for your soil.

Expeditions Gather Climate Change Clues on Mount Everest in Two New Documentaries

Team members climb up a slope during the expedition to find Sandy Irvine's remains on Mount Everest.

It Was 100 Degrees in Siberia This Weekend—The Highest Temperature Ever Recorded in the Arctic

A "Pole of Cold" monument commemorating Verkhoyansk as one of the coldest places on Earth.

Meet Ptomaphagus thebeatles! A New Beetle Species Has Been Named After The Beatles

The Beatles have finally achieved rock's greatest honor: being named after a bug.

25 Things You Didn't Know About the World's Oceans

A Hawksbill sea turtle swimming in the ocean.

A Bald Eagle Nest With Eggs Has Been Spotted on Cape Cod for the First Time Since 1905

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The World's First Quiet Urban Park is Opening in Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei's Yangmingshan National Park

It's Black Birders Week—Here's Why Celebrating Black Scientists and Naturalists Matters

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