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Superbloom turns Redwood National Park's hills purple

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Environment Conservation Land Superbloom turns Redwood National Park's hills purple Riverbank lupine attracts pollinators and shows how prescribed burns can support prairies. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The superbloom about six hours north of San Francisco began in early May. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Death Valley National Park's ephemeral spring superblooms get most of the attention, but another national park in California has its own impressive floral show this year.


Why sloths risk their lives to poop

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Every week, sloths climb down to do their business on the forest floor--where predators lie in wait. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Sloths can live up to 30 years in the wild. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Every week, without fail, the three-toed sloth takes a breathtaking, almost suicidal risk--all for the sake of a bowel movement.

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Japan runs out of robot wolves in fight against bears

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The handmade, $4,000 Monster Wolf features solar panels, sensors, and intimidating audio. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The robot scarecrows are used to ward off bears in rural areas. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Japan's bear problem continues, and the country is running out of the robot wolves that help keep them at bay.


Rare medieval coins used as anti-Viking charms found in a field

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Only 30 of these silver Agnus Dei coins have been discovered. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The front of the coin represents Christ's crucifixion (right). The reverse side has the Greek letters alpha and omega, symbolizing God as the beginning and the end (left). Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.


Do dogs smile? Not like us.

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A smile can mean a happy or nervous dog. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. This dog might be smiling. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. When you want to use a smile GIF, at least one in 10 are of dogs that grin or appear to smile, with their mouths wide open.


A new dinosaur dubbed the 'Last Titan of Thailand' weighed more than 9 elephants

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Science Dinosaurs A new dinosaur dubbed the'Last Titan of Thailand' weighed more than 9 elephants Say hello to the'Nagatitan.' More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. This sauropod lived in present-day Thailand during the Early Cretaceous period. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Not long before an asteroid crashed into Earth and wiped out most of the dinosaurs, a long-necked dinosaur the size of nine adult Asian elephants may have been near a windy river peacefully eating plants.


Birds avoid wind turbines painted like venomous snakes

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For animals, certain colors scream poison. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Although largely safe, turbines still pose a danger to some migratory birds. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Wind turbines are a net positive for a sustainable society, but that doesn't mean they don't have an environmental impact.

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Real-life Snuffleupagus found swimming in the Great Barrier Reef

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More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The pipefish was first spotted in 2001, but remained elusive for decades. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The bright reddish-orange hues, the fuzziness, the snout there simply is no other way to put it. This unique fish looks exactly like Mr. Snuffleupagus from .


Neanderthal 'dentists' treated cavities 59,000 years ago

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Neanderthal'dentists' treated cavities 59,000 years ago A molar points to some sophisticated dental work performed by our extinct cousins. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The molar tooth found in Chagyrskaya Cave and its macro-features. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Neanderthals () were once considered to have been extremely primitive and unsophisticated compared to us humans ().


Mars rover snaps a selfie near skyscraper-sized boulders

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NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled nearly 26 miles since landing on the Red Planet in 2021. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. It took the rover about an hour to take all the images necessary to compile into a single selfie. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. After five years of rolling across Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover is still going strong.