nature
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California’s Fire Season From Hell Followed by Rainy Season From Hell
The new normal for California is no normal.
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Cancel the Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree for Good
This week, the Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree was unfurled in all its floppy, haggard glory. As many a Twitter user were quick to point out, its appearance was a metaphor for this year of pandemic, a slapdash coup attempt, and a general drubbing of American exceptionalism.
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Australia Has Two New Greater Glider Species, Protect Them At All Costs Please
If you are a lover of cute animals you’ll be excited to know that two new greater glider species have been discovered in Australia. This brings the total species count for adorable flying possums to three. Greater gliders are sweet little marsupials who resemble a small cat or possum. They work only at night and…
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It Was Growing Rainforests That Killed Off Southeast Asia’s Giant Hyenas and Other Megafauna
Thinking of Southeast Asia today may conjure up images of dense tropical rainforests teeming with iconic jungle animals such as orangutans, tigers and monkeys. Perhaps less well known, but just as important to these ecosystems, are a host of other large-bodied creatures: the goat-like serows and gorals, three species of Asian rhino and the only…