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The photo of a courageous mother lemur with a baby on her back, taking a harrowing jump in a ravine, won the California ...

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Genetic analysis reveals bluebottles are actually four distinct species, overturning two centuries of scientific belief.

Legislation sponsored by Sens. Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D-5) and Douglas J. Steinhardt (R-23) to ban octopus farming in New ...

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