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NASA talks UFOs with public ahead of final report on unidentified flying objects
NASA held its first public meeting on UFOs on Wednesday a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings and insisted it's not hiding anything.
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It’s time to prepare for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
It's time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastlines to make sure their storm plans are in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Thursday.
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Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it has US approval to begin trials in people
Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink says it's gotten permission from U.S. regulators to begin testing its device in people.
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In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the ‘rights of nature’ movement
On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate students dug into the sand to excavate a sea turtle nest, their lamps casting a soft red glow as they studied eggs, inventoried the success of the hatch and checked for any surviving hatchlings stuck at the bottom of the nest. Nearby, armed members of the National Border Service stood watch for protection in an area known for drug trafficking.
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When you adopt a desert tortoise, prepare for a surprisingly social and zippy pet
They're not fluffy, they don't play fetch and they certainly don't roll over. But there is such a thing as a lap tortoise.
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3 healthy kittens born to mountain lion tracked by biologists in wilderness near Los Angeles
A mountain lion studied by biologists in wilderness areas near Los Angeles has given birth to three healthy kittens, the National Park Service said Thursday.
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Fuzzy falcon chicks who nest at Michigan State football stadium get tracking bands
Newly fitted with tracking bands, four peregrine falcon chicks named Pickles, Muhammad, Egbert and Swooper have a nest in one of the best seats — make that perches — at Michigan State University's football stadium.
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Sustainable till death do us part, and 45 days beyond; mushroom coffin a last best wish for some
For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is an afterlife too.
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A lifetime of racism makes Alzheimer’s more prevalent in Black Americans
Constance Guthrie is not yet dead, but her daughter has begun to plan her funeral.
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NASA picks Bezos’ Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers
Jeff Bezos' rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX.
