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More Bad News for the Salmon

Earlier this year, in “On California’s Coast, Farewell to the King Salmon,” Abigail Tucker immersed herself and us in the lives of chinook salmon

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Some Whispering Bats Might Need a New Name

These whispering bats never really whispered. Their echolocations were thought to be about 70 decibels, about the level of sound coming from speaking

A 1910s Happy New Year postcard depicts a child running over a snowman.

Outrageous Postcards and Ads of Snowmen Gone Wild

Before the age of Frosty, the snowman was abused by children and exploited by advertisers

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Sixteen Years of Black Hole Watching Pays Off

How do you prove that a black hole exists? It is so dense, not even light can escape its grasp

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