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In 1964, Wisconsin closed this railway line. Today, 60,000 visitors come here every yearA railway line in Wisconsin that stopped carrying trains in 1964 has found a surprising second life. The former Elroy-Sparta route is now a...- In 1976, a scientist began dancing like a crane every day; the chick it helped produce became an ancestor to 178 endangered birdsA whooping crane named Gee Whiz died at age thirty-eight, leaving behind many offspring. His mother, Tex, imprinted on humans and required ...
- Chile in the 1970s planted millions of Monterey pine and eucalyptus trees for timber, but scientists now say many native forests have been replaced, while streams and wildlife have declinedChile's biodiversity hotspot has witnessed a dramatic native forest decline since 1960, replaced by fast-growing pine plantations. Driven b...
- He shot a wolf for fun. Then something in its dying eyes turned a hunter into America's greatest conservationistAs the animal lay dying, Aldo Leopold looked into its eyes and saw what he later described as a “fierce green fire” fading away. In that mo...
- Strange new viruses in US? Zombie squirrels, mutant deer with horrifying bubbles spotted as fear of outbreak gripsAcross the US and Canada, disturbing sightings of squirrels with sores and deer with tumor-like growths are raising concerns. Dubbed "zombi...
- The Moon is silently inching away from Earth; here's what it means for usThe length of the days is impacted by the Moon's slow but steady drift away from Earth, which may also have an impact on the planet's futur...
- US states issue alert over Canada fire. Know how it will affect air qualityWildlife fires that have engulfed certain parts of Canada have now spread to the US. Authorities have issued warnings.
- Two years into pandemic, the origin of Covid tormenting the world still remains a mysteryMost scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another animal. Others theorise i...
- Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID's animal originsLast month, Worobey published a COVID-19 timeline linking the first known human case to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China...
- Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID's animal originsNow, with the global COVID-19 death toll surpassing 5.2 million on the second anniversary of the earliest human cases, a growing chorus of ...
- Indian-American Rishi Nair wins National Geographic Bee contestNair, a sixth grader from Florida took top honours at the 28th annual National Geographic Bee held at the National Geographic headquarters.
- Hygiene Hypothesis: Banishing germs from your life can make you seriously illEvidence accumulates in favour of the hygiene hypothesis, which says that banishing germs from your life can make you seriously ill.
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