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“Bald eagle attacks drone – and wins” is not exactly a headline you might expect to read on any given day. As the bald eagle population around Lake Michigan continues its incredible comeback, an attack like this one isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. Bald Eagle Attacks Drone at Lake Michigan On July 21st, 2020, […]
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It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes they instead leave you speechless. This is the case with this spellbinding image captured by a B.C. photographer of a rare comet, the Northern Lights, Milky Way, and bioluminescence. Check out the incredible rare beauty captured in this photo. Spellbinding Image Captures […]
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Since the early days of space exploration, scientists have made many significant strides in their understanding of outer space. They’ve put men on the moon, found new planets and stars, and made conclusions about the inner workings of our solar system but one question remains unanswered: Is there life on other planets outside our solar […]
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In what will likely be any stargazer’s dream, the sky will be filled with dozens of meteors in the next couple of days. “Shooting stars” are not so easy to catch but if you can stay up during the three-day window, you’ll get to see some. Get ready for this year’s Perseid meteor shower. A meteor […]
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When you think of a redwood forest, you probably immediately think of California. That could soon start to change as the Ireland Redwoods Forest grows. Soon it will be the largest redwood forest outside of the golden state. The Ireland Redwoods The Birr County Gardens in County Offaly in Ireland are growing to become the […]
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Social media has been lit up the past couple of weeks by a stunning photo of a leopard and black panther couple living their best lives in an Indian forest [1]. Originally captured in 2019 by wildlife photographer Mithun H, the pair have been reportedly courting since 2016 and were nicknamed “The Eternal Couple”. Black […]
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Nature is full of interesting and surprising phenomena, but sometimes it produces something that baffles even the experts. This is what happened recently when a farmer in India found a rare yellow turtle- something officials had never seen before. A Rare Yellow Turtle While Basudev Mahapatra was working in his fields in the village of […]
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Due to rising temperatures, extreme weather, and an increase in pests and disease, the world is under threat of a coffee shortage, and a drink that is consumed by nearly everyone may become a luxury item affordable only for the wealthy. Last year, more than 165 million sixty-kilogram bags of coffee were consumed worldwide [1]. […]
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For the 12 years, she’s lived in Virginia, Regina Keller has enjoyed taking photos of the animals that come snooping around in her backyard. Her home backs up to an exit section of the George Washington National Forest in Fort Valley, and she loves seeing the furry guests who come sprinting across her backyard. There’s […]
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Non-renewable fossil fuels, which include coal, oil, and natural gas, supply approximately eighty percent of the world’s energy. We use them for things like electricity, heat, and transportation, as well as for making products like steel and plastics [1]. These fuels come at a cost, however, and that cost is climate change. When fossil fuels […]
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Have you always wanted to know what really goes on under-the-sea? Well, this is your chance. A YouTuber has successfully documented the daily happenings in a pond using the cutest of subjects – Tank the turtle. GoPro-Wearing Turtle Documents Underwater Pond Life On his channel The Fish Whisperer, this YouTuber wanted to see what really […]
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On March 24, 1989, The Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef off the coast of Alaska. The hull of the ship was torn open, and eleven million gallons of crude oil spilled out into the ocean. More than one thousand miles of coastline were damaged, and hundreds of thousands of animals were killed. Still […]
