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Capybaras eating grass in a luxury gated community in Buenos Aires

In Argentina, Giant Rodents Vie With The Rich For Top Real Estate

In Argentina, giant rodents vie with the rich for top real estate

Unvaccinated People Should Avoid Labor Day Weekend Travel As Delta Spreads, Says CDC

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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says unvaccinated people should not travel on Labor Day weekend for health and safety reasons.

Solar, Wind Project May Get A Boost From Biden Administration

The Singapore Airshow was powered by solar panels

Joe Biden is aiming to cut costs for solar and wind companies looking to access to federal lands

US climate envoy John Kerry is in Japan

Japan, US To Press China On Emissions Ahead Of Climate Summit

Japan, US to press China on emissions ahead of climate summit

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Roads out of South lake Tahoe are clogged as thousands of the city's residents heed orders to flee the approaching Caldor Fire

Raging Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of Major US Tourist Spot

Raging wildfire forces evacuation of major US tourist spot

Dolphins can become entangled in discarded fishing nets that stop them being able to get to the surface to breathe

Plastic Threatens Migratory Species In Asia-Pacific: UN

Plastic threatens migratory species in Asia-Pacific: UN

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'Healthy' Mom Dies Of Cancer, Allegedly Thought She Just Had COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

Vivienne Holland, 72, allegedly died of liver and stomach cancer after she received her COVID-19 vaccine shot.

The atonomous Danish territory of Greenland has grabbed headlines in recent years, most notably in 2019 when former US president Donald Trump said he wanted to buy it

Researchers Discover World's 'Northernmost' Island

Researchers discover world's 'northernmost' island

Photograph of Earth taken by astronaut Nick Hague from the International Space Station in 2019

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Launch: Fresh Fruits, Girl Scouts Experiments Head To International Space Station

The spacecraft is also carrying ice cream.

The United States says it will ship half a billion dozes of the Pfizer vaccine to poor countries starting late this month

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Could Be Approved By Winter, Gottlieb Says

Pfizer could file data with the FDA to get its vaccine approved for children ages 5 to 11 as early as next month.

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Using Salt Substitute Could Cut Stroke Risk, Study Finds

The massive study involved almost 21,000 people from rural China.

Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where waning river flow is compounding woes after a decade of war

'Desert': Drying Euphrates Threatens Disaster In Syria

'Desert': drying Euphrates threatens disaster in Syria

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September 2021 Sky Events To Look Forward To, From Neptune At Opposition To Equinox

The next full moon will peak illumination at 7:55 p.m. ET on Sept. 20.

Water has begun rising in Louisiana's Montegut bayou ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021

Hurricane Ida Strikes Louisiana As Category 4 Storm

Hurricane Ida strikes Louisiana as Category 4 storm

Tropical Storm Ida was churning through the Caribbean toward the US Gulf Coast on August 27, 2021 and is expected to be upgraded to a hurricane by the time it hits Cuba

Evacuations, Fear As Hurricane Ida Grows To Category 4 Storm

Evacuations, fear as Hurricane Ida grows to Category 4 storm

British troops disembark after a flight from Kabul to Brize Norton air force base in Oxfordshire

Final UK Plane Carrying Military Leaves Kabul

Final UK plane carrying military leaves Kabul

As well as collisions with cars, wind turbines and even the automatic motion sensors that illuminate the stairways of apartment blocks can be perilous for bats

International Bat Night: Significance And Ways To Celebrate The Occasion

Some bat species are facing "imminent risk of extinction."

US President Joe Biden said China "continues to reject calls for transparency and withhold information, even as the toll of this pandemic continues to rise"

Biden Says China Still Withholding 'Critical' Info On Covid Origins

Biden says China still withholding 'critical' info on Covid origins

Hundreds of Canadian volunteers are taking part in a program to find monarch butterfly eggs, to help researchers determine environmental zones in need of protection

Hunt On For Monarch Butterfly Eggs In The Gardens Of Canada

Hunt on for monarch butterfly eggs in the gardens of Canada

Rivian Automotive, the Amazon-backed manufacturer of electric trucks and utility vehicles, has announced an initial public offering

Amazon-backed Electric Vehicle Maker Rivian Announces IPO

Amazon-backed electric vehicle maker Rivian announces IPO

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Broadcaster Suffers Rare Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect, Hospitalized

The broadcaster was hospitalized three weeks after he received his Pfizer jab.

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These Female Hummingbirds Don Male-Like Plumage To Avoid Harassment

Female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds have taken matters into their own hands.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican and ally of US President Donald Trump, issues an executive order requiring face coverings in public spaces as the state marks record numbers of new infections.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Faces Backlash For Banning Vaccine Mandates

Texas is one of the main states that is driving the nation’s number of average daily cases.

Countries hit by the COVID-19 outbreak have begun closing schools to slow down the spread of the virus, although Taiwan reopened campuses at the end of February

Reopening US Schools: 90,000 Students Forced To Quarantine At Start Of School Year

Over 90,000 students have been forced to quarantine nationwide as the Delta variant continues to spread and infect teachers and students.

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COVID Hits Pregnant Women At A New Alarming Rate, Health Officials Say

Health officials are reporting a dramatic spike in critically ill pregnant women.

No milkshakes here. McDonald's is the latest firm to be hit with supply chain problems in the UK, where pandemic disruptions are being worsened by Brexit

UK Facing Supply Crunch Thanks To Covid And Brexit

UK facing supply crunch thanks to Covid and Brexit

Sankt Corona now draws about 130,000 visitors per season thanks to its mountain-biking trails

Mountain Biking Rivals Skiing In Austria As Alps Warm

Mountain biking rivals skiing in Austria as Alps warm

Artificial lights at night had been identified as a possible factor behind falling insect populations around the world, but the topic had been under-researched

LED Streetlights Contribute To Insect Population Declines: Study

LED streetlights contribute to insect population declines: study

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This Is Why The 'Dream Phase' Of Sleep Matters, Researchers Find 'Surprising' Evidence

The researchers were "surprised by the results" of their study.

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union leader Armin Laschet is the frontrunner by a whisker to succeed Angela Merkel as Chancellor

Post-Merkel German Election A Nailbiter In Final Stretch

Post-Merkel German election a nailbiter in final stretch

A colony of Greater Mouse-eared bats in western France undergoes an annual check-up to help understand and safeguard the protected species

From The Shadows: The Secret, Threatened Lives Of Bats

From the shadows: the secret, threatened lives of bats

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LED Street Lights Spell Danger For Insect Populations: Study

This is quite alarming as insects are critical parts of the world's ecosystems.

A general view shows the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Ercolano, near Naples, with the Mount Vesuvius volcano in the background

Shellfish! How Men Hogged Seafood In Ancient Roman City Hit By Vesuvius

Shellfish! How men hogged seafood in ancient Roman city hit by Vesuvius

Tracing Covid's biological trail to the earliest pockets of the disease becomes more difficult as evidence disappears or becomes corrupted

WHO Experts Say Urgent Search For Covid Origins 'Stalled'

WHO experts say urgent search for Covid origins 'stalled'

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