Invaders From Underground Are Coming in Cicada-Geddon. It’s the Biggest Bug Emergence in Centuries
[ad_1] Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their
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Does Your Dog Understand When You Say ‘Fetch the Ball’? A New Study in Hungary Says Yes
[ad_1] BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Many dog owners believe their pets understand and respond not only to commands such as
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A Faster Spinning Earth May Cause Timekeepers to Subtract a Second From World Clocks
[ad_1] Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented
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4 Are Charged With Concealing a Corpse, Evidence Tampering in Long Island Body Parts Case
[ad_1] BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — Four people were charged Wednesday with concealing a human corpse and tampering with evidence in
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Our Ancient Animal Ancestors Had Tails. Why Don’t We?
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we? Somewhere around 20 million or 25
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How Do Whales Sing? Lab Experiments Suggest Their Voice Boxes Have a Unique Feature
[ad_1] LONDON (AP) — Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind
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Astronomers Find What May Be the Universe’s Brightest Object With a Black Hole Devouring a Sun a Day
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar
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Portland, Maine, Shows Love for Late Valentine’s Day Bandit by Continuing Tradition of Paper Hearts
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With the death last spring of Portland’s beloved Valentine’s Day bandit, some wondered if the
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Charlotte, a Stingray With No Male Companion, Is Pregnant in Her Mountain Aquarium
[ad_1] Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the
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US Sen. Coons and German Chancellor Scholz See Double at Washington Meeting
[ad_1] U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were seeing double when they met in Washington, D.C., this
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