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2024-12-18 @ 16.40.26 ∈ In English

Carnivorous squirrels documented in California
Through videos, photos and direct observations at the regional park, the authors documented California ground squirrels of all ages and genders hunting, eating and competing over vole prey between June 10 and July 30.
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2024-12-17 @ 17.55.58 ∈ Suomeksi

Poliisi pyytää havaintoja Kajaanissa tapahtuneesta rikoksen yrityksestä
Kajaanin keskustassa tapahtui vakava henkeen ja terveyteen kohdistuva rikoksen yritys perjantaina 13.12.2024 noin kello 20.35. Poliisi pyytää vihjeitä ja havaintoja tekijästä.
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2024-12-13 @ 16.55.05 ∈ In English

Scrabble star wins Spanish world title – despite not speaking Spanish
Nigel Richards has also been champion in English and – after memorising dictionary in nine weeks – French
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2024-12-12 @ 14.05.14 ∈ In English

Using veterinary health records at scale to investigate ageing dogs and their common issues in primary care
The age at which veterinary professionals considered dogs to be in old age was over 7.25 years in 95% of patients (median age 12.5 years). This age varied among the most common breeds, with cocker spaniels being younger (median 11.7 years) compared with Jack Russell terriers (14.1 years).
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2024-12-11 @ 11.36.35 ∈ In English

Study challenges assertion that mealworms break down polystyrene
The capability of mealworms to digest and break down plastics has been challenged in a study led by researchers from The University of Western Australia.
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2024-12-10 @ 10.40.33 ∈ In English

Dogs use two-word button combos to communicate, study shows
A new study from UC San Diego’s Comparative Cognition Lab shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to “talk” are capable of making two-word button combinations that go beyond random behavior or simple imitation of their owners.
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2024-12-10 @ 6.03.05 ∈ In English

Canadian man leaps onto polar bear to defend wife
A man who “leapt onto” a polar bear to protect his wife from the attacking animal is expected to recover from serious injuries he sustained, police say.
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2024-12-09 @ 17.13.21 ∈ In English

(From July.)

Apostles of Mercy
Mars was doomed. Our air thinning. Our oceans freezing. And towards the Sun, lush and warm, the Blue World beckoned. We could no longer afford to wait.