Margherita Bassi
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- 45
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 10, 2026
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How to help wildlife after a nor’easter (opens the original)
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After killing one person and injuring four, the storm that pummeled the northeastern United States for days is finally winding down. But this early “nor’easter” hasn’t just impacted humans. Its wind, waves, and rain have created problems for local wildlife, too. Here’s what experts at the Cape Wildlife Center in Cape Cod, Massachusetts say you should be keeping an eye out for. When removing any trees that were knocked down, it’s important to check knotholes, nests, and dense foliage for wildlife
5 ‘trailblazing’ caribou return to Canada’s wilderness (opens the original)
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Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada has five special new inhabitants: one caribou (Rangifer tarandus) bull and four caribou calves. The group is particularly exciting because they were raised through the first conservation breeding program for caribou in North America. Parks Canada released them into Jasper National Park’s Tonquin Valley in June, achieving the breeding program’s first release back into nature. “The four yearlings (calves born last year) and one adult bull are the first anima
Shockingly blue turtle discovered in Kentucky backyard (opens the original)
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When a Kentucky woman purchased a home in the town of Campbellsville, she had no idea that she would also be taking in an unexpected animal: an Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) with a bright blue shell. Of course, the color wasn’t natural. She soon learned from one of her new neighbors that one of the house’s previous residents painted turtles around the property, licensed wildlife rehabilitator Tonya Poindexter tells Popular Science. The homeowner contacted Poindexter’s Wilderne
World War II shell detonated on British Coast (opens the original)
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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. It’s common to find things among the sand while strolling along a beach: shells, seaglass, bits of and seaweed. But in Essex, England, a beachgoer found something quite different on the
First Diplodocus fossils found outside of United States (opens the original)
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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Diplodocus is a famous genus of giant sauropod dinosaurs with small heads and long, whip-like tails that lived in the Late Jurassic period (155 to 145 million years ago). Since its disc
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