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A mother Bottlenose Dolphin swims with her calf close by (Getty Images/NaluPhoto)

Dolphins can sense electricity: study

Nicole Karlis
North American Wolverine 1256832379 (Getty Images/slowmotiongli)

Wolverines listed as threatened species

Matthew Rozsa
An axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), also known as a Mexican salamander or a Mexican walking fish. (Arno Burgi/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Mexico urges folks to adopt axolotls

Rae Hodge
A child holds a globe balloon during a demonstration as part of the Fridays for Future movement for climate change in Turin on October 6, 2023. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

4 in 5 people support action on climate

Kate Yoder - Grist
Artistic rendering of the possible view from LHS 3154b towards its low mass host star. Given its large mass, LHS 3154b probably has a Neptune-like composition. (Penn State, CC BY-NC-ND)

Planet discovered is too big for its sun

Matthew Rozsa
Black hole, dark matter, periodic table of elements (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dark matter's invisible perioidic table

Rae Hodge
Kitchen filled with smoke (Getty Images/Ignatiev)

When indoor air becomes deadly

Ana Clara Faria
Elderly group of friends on a road trip (Getty Images/Robert Deutschman)

U.S. life expectancy rising again

Matthew Rozsa
Mali, an elephant that has been in captivity for 45 years, is seen at a zoo converted into a vaccination site on January 19, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

"World's saddest elephant" dies

Kelly McClure
Illustration of Pteranodon sp. flying reptiles watching a massive meteor approaching Earth's surface. (Getty Images/MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Did climate change kill most dinosaurs?

Matthew Rozsa
Sorry message on a typewriter (Getty Images/Carol Yepes)

The link between autism and apologizing

Matthew Rozsa
A mixture of steam and pollutants are emitted from the Naughton coal-fired power plant November 22, 2022 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. (Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

Coal still kills thousands, study finds

Nicole Karlis
Male hand rejecting glass with alcoholic beverage (Getty Images/Sergiy Katrych)

How you can help wage War on Christmas

Rae Hodge
Artist’s impression composed of a star with a disc around it (a Be “vampire” star; foreground) and its companion star that has been stripped of its outer parts (background). (ESO/L. Calçada)

These bright blue stars form threesomes

Matthew Rozsa
Newborn and mom with hospital bracelets (Getty Images/Stefano Oppo)

COVID vax halted premature births: study

Nicole Karlis
A woman sits in a car and holds a cigarette. (Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images)

New Zealand reverses anti-smoking law

Matthew Rozsa
Alexis Devine and Bunny the Talking Dog (Photo courtesy of the author/Harper Collins)

A "talking" dog's owner on canine minds

Matthew Rozsa
Taylor Swift performs during night two of "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos on November 19, 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (TAS2023 via Getty Images)

Heat and a Swiftie's death in Brazil

Akielly Hu - Grist
Mars habitat landscape (Getty Images/CoreyFord)

Are we ready to head to Mars? Maybe not

Christie Aschwanden - Undark
Serotine bat (Alona Shulenko, CC BY-SA)

These bat penises are too long for sex

Matthew Rozsa
Small wagtail bird sitting in front of tabby cat in a green lawn (Getty Images/fermate)

How outdoor cats cause mass extinctions

Matthew Rozsa
Small fish jumping out of water (Getty Images/ramihalim)

Climate change is altering animal brains

Sean O'Donnell - The Conversation
Desert sand dunes (Getty Images/MASTER)

Think outside an "uninhabitable" Earth

Matthew Rozsa
CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 23, 2023 - Parents with children suffering from respiratory diseases line up at a children's hospital in Chongqing, China, November 23, 2023. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Spike in illnesses isn’t a new pathogen

Troy Farah
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