BANGKOK (AP) — Buddhist monks in Thailand on Friday blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth
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Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips
FORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP) — Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever. Another
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The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most animals that light up are found in
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Cicadas are nature’s weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren’t just plentiful, they’re downright weird. These insects are the
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Degraded reefs can respond to ‘healthy reef sounds,’ new study finds
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A healthy coral reef is noisy, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp.
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Divers spot ‘mysterious’ orange creature off remote island. It belongs to a new species
MEXICO CITY — While swimming off a remote Pacific Ocean archipelago in 2013, a diver spotted a “mysterious” and brightly colored fish. He quickly snapped
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2 Of The World’s First PCs Were Just Rediscovered By Accident, Thanks To A UK Cleaning Company
LONDON — House cleaners find all sorts of incredible things — forgotten objects, lost family heirlooms, and the occasional priceless painting. At the end of last year,
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Astronomers find what may be the universe’s brightest object with a black hole devouring a sun a day
CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart
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No visa required: Cuban biologists unravel mysteries of bird migration
HAVANA (Reuters) — University of Havana professor Daniela Ventura has intercepted a migrant. Her net, stretched taut on a forest trail in Havana’s Botanical Garden,
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Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the confines
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