Science & Health
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A Racing Pigeon Travelled From the U.S. to Australia, So Now It Must Die
Officials in Australia are worried that a racing pigeon, which recently completed an 12,875 km trek from the United States, carries potentially dangerous diseases. This unintentional breach of Australia’s quarantine laws could now cost the bird its life.
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Two Worrying Coronavirus Variants Local to U.S. Flagged by Researchers in Ohio
Researchers in Ohio say they’ve discovered two new variants of the coronavirus local to the U.S. that may be of concern. One variant appears to contain a mutation found in other troubling variants, while the other has started to spread fast in Columbus, Ohio over the last month and carries its own unique mix of…
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The Story of Real-Life Dire Wolves Is Finally Emerging
Dire wolves menaced Pleistocene landscapes for tens of thousands of years, eventually going extinct at the end of the last ice age. Despite the long success of this species, very little is known about them, including their origins and reasons for their demise. New research is helping to fill these gaps.
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Rare Planet With Three Suns Has a Super Weird Orbit
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a triple-star exoplanet located 1,800 light-years from Earth. Planets parked in multi-star systems are rare, but this object is particularly unusual owing to its inexplicably weird orbital alignment.