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“Birthing with dolphins” is hopefully not the newest parenting craze
This couple plans to let dophins assist in their birthing process, and then probably immediately eat the baby. Don't trust dolphins.
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Famous wolf pack has no wolf puppies, soon will have no wolves
The population of Isle Royale wolves has shrunk, so much so that now there’s only one signature Y chromosome in all the island’s wolves.
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After a sunny launch, NYC’s bikeshare hits a few bumps
The bright blue bikes of NYC's new bikeshare program wheeled a mind-boggling 13,768 miles on their first outing. Don't expect that to happen every day.
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Climate change adaptation: So simple, a caveman could do it
A new study suggests that climate change propelled our ancestors to greatness. Could anthropogenic climate change do the same for us?
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Mesmerizing animation shows a full day of Earth’s weather patterns
The images come from NASA GOES-14 satellite, which monitors weather for NOAA.
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This poignant film will make you fall in love with cicadas
Turns out ooey gooey cicada babies are pretty cute, huh?
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Ask Umbra: Are clotheslines legal in Brooklyn?
A reader wonders if it's against the law to air dry her skivvies. She knows Umbra won't leave her hanging.
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Down with the clown: Third graders stand up to McDonald’s junk-food marketing
A growing chorus of parents, teachers, and kids are calling out McDonald's for its relentless marketing to kids.
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Awesome old cookbook shows that the 1904 raw food movement was really into meat and cream
Eugene and Mollie Griswold Christian make a lot of the same arguments for healthy living and raw food that you hear today. Only they make them in turn-of-the-century style.
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Tornadoes — another argument for American exceptionalism
Three-fourths of all tornadoes worldwide touch down right here in the U.S. of A. Why are we so lucky?
