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A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated
Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park More »
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US winter is likely to be wetter and warmer, forecasters say. If you want more snow, look south
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the U.S. winter will likely be wetter and warmer, but not necessarily snowier, due to El Niño More »
No black-footed ferrets found in Meeteetse, 40 years after a rescue saved the species
Wyoming wildlife managers report no black-footed ferrets are being detected in the Absaroka Range foothills near Meeteetse, a key conservation area for the species More »
Indonesia relocates 8 orangutans into protected forest after rescue from wildfires
Eight endangered orangutans rescued from areas of Indonesia’s Borneo ravaged by wildfires have been released into a protected forest More »
Mont Blanc’s snowy crown grows nearly 2 meters higher in 3 years
Mont Blanc’s snowy peak has been measured at nearly two meters higher than in 2023, French surveyors found More »
Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
Four astronauts are back on Earth after an eight-month stay at the International Space Station More »
Peek inside Georgia’s record-setting sea turtle nesting season
Loggerhead sea turtles have laid a record 4,292 nests on Georgia beaches this year, a significant rebound from 358 nests in 2004 More »
Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died More »
Strawberry farmer hopes steam holds the key to healthy soil and a better crop
California strawberry farmers have applied steam to fields as an alternative to chemical fumigants used to kill soil-borne diseases More »
