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A group of bull sharks lived in a golf-course pond for 17 years. Scientists say they could be in other ponds in Australia.
Six bull sharks lived in a golf-course pond for half their lives. Scientists say it's the longest t…
Maiya Focht
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Video shows a stray alligator swimming near Florida's flooded streets after Hurricane Helene displaced it
Hurricane Helene has caused a lot of destruction and displaced wildlife, including this alligator. …
Jenny McGrath
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Georgia resident dies after exposure to brain-eating amoeba, making it the 2nd death from the infection announced this week
The ultra-rare infection has become more common in different parts of the US as a result of warming…
Hannah Getahun
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YouTube helped solve an evolutionary mystery that's puzzled biologists for decades
Euglenoids are microscopic organisms with both animal and plant traits. A YouTube video gave resear…
Jenny McGrath
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What happens to sharks, dolphins, alligators, and other marine life during a hurricane? Experts explain why the storm's aftermath is often more deadly
Hurricanes bring wind and rain, but it's often environmental effects, such as freshwater flooding, …
Jenny McGrath
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The exclusive island where people keep giving away homes for free — even though the typical house costs $3.6 million
Each year, several homes on the posh island of Nantucket are offered for free — but buyers must mov…
Dan Latu
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Meet the $1 billion water-recycling startup helping the likes of Coca-Cola, BMW, and TSMC curb their usage and clamp down on pollution
The Massachusetts-based company, founded in 2013, became one of the VC ecosystem's first unicorns e…
Tasmin Lockwood
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Startups are zeroing in on cleaner ways to mine the lithium needed for electric vehicles
Startups and mining giants are testing what's called direct lithium extraction, which could produce…
Catherine Boudreau
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A teen who narrowly survived a brain-eating amoeba describes his unusual symptoms, and how he relearned to walk after recovering
Sebastian Deleon, now 22, was placed in a coma as doctors treated his amoeba infection that kills m…
Andrea Michelson
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Map shows the ice sheets and glaciers melting that scientists most fear will be the source of catastrophic rising sea levels
Sea levels are rising steadily each year due to global warming, but these glaciers and ice sheets m…
Marianne Guenot,Annie Fu
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A rare case of brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Florida. Officials are telling residents to take precautions with tap water and to swim with nose clips.
The Florida Department of Health had to issue a warning for residents to avoid nasal contact with t…
Shira Feder
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Amazon has an entire section of its site devoted to selling live animals, and offers overnight delivery to ensure they make it to you alive
There are packs of goldfish and koi fish, dozens of species of algae-cleaning snails, and colorful …
Paige Leskin
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Cases of deadly flesh-eating bacteria are exploding in parts of the US
The State published a report on Tuesday found cases of vibrio, a bacteria that can cause death in h…
Canela López
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Incredible images of Los Angeles when it was covered in wetlands
The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project recently began mapping LA's lost Ballona Cre…
Leanna Garfield
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This beautiful duck mysteriously turned up in Central Park, and New Yorkers are obsessed with him
Huge crowds from all over New York City, of all ages, have turned up in the past weekend to see the…
Charlotte Hu
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What happens to fish and other sea creatures underwater during a hurricane
Hurricanes also kick up dirt and sand in shallow seas. Which can kill fish by clogging their gills.…
David Anderson
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Countries contributing the least to the climate crisis are feeling the worst of its effects
Some of those countries include Bangladesh, India, Philippines, and multiple countries in sub-Sahar…
Sarah Al-Arshani,Kelsey Vlamis
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All the water on Earth fits into a shockingly small space
Even still, most of this water is in the form of ground ice and permafrost, and the remaining water…
Sean Kane
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How to keep your goldfish alive for 15 years
But here's the thing, all the bacteria in the world won't keep your fish alive if the tank is too s…