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More than a third of large ocean-dwelling species disappeared roughly 2 million years ago
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Researchers say that only 100 blue-winged Amazons, which have distinctive markings and a unique call, exist in the wild
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Sitting some 640 light years from our planet, the star Betelgeuse is on the verge of supernova
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A gift from John Muir, the beloved tree was transferred to a local park by St. Luke's Medical Center so the facility can expand
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Over 70 percent of world heritage reefs were damaged during the recent bleaching event
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Alaska Airlines will give away one coveted seat on the chartered flight
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Places like Guam and Hawaii could soon face more hot water
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The rivalry between Edward Teller and Robert Oppenheimer ended both their careers
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Neutral particles are behind spicules’ spectacular show
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Using data from the Voyager 2 mission, researchers have modeled Uranus's off-kilter magnetosphere
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More than 200,000 cases have been reported in a country racked by civil war
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How the discovery of a new metal helped to change painting forever
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Usually a rare creature, no one yet knows the reason for the influx of the light-emitting creatures
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Fossils belonging to the pōhutukawa’s ancient ancestors were found on the coast of Tasmania
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Their numbers have grown from 136 animals in 1975 to roughly 700 today
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Shrimp and fish may suffer as excess rain and nutrients produce one of the largest oxygen-poor zones to date
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Flight ability could explain how eggs are shaped
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The Western Interior Seaway is gone, but not forgotten
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Accounting for body size, the little brown bat lives longest of any mammal–but no one knows why
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Hungry orcas are making off with tens of thousands of pounds of cod and halibut
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