Behind a Museum Door, These Beetles Are Eating Flesh for Science
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Behind a Museum Door, These Beetles Are Eating Flesh for Science

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Deep in the labyrinth of the American Museum of Natural History, past the giant suspended blue whale and the first floor’s Alaska brown bears, is an unobtrusive locked door. On it, there is a small sign. “Bug Colony.” Behind the door, accessible only…

Baidu Looks to Patent AI System to Decipher Animal Sounds

Baidu Looks to Patent AI System to Decipher Animal Sounds

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#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Ever wished you could understand what your cat is trying to tell you? A Chinese tech company is exploring whether it’s possible to translate those mysterious meows into human language using artificial intelligence. Baidu, owner of China’s largest search engine, has filed a…

Grandmother Is Stranded When Her Parrot ‘Plucky’ Can’t Board Flight
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Grandmother Is Stranded When Her Parrot ‘Plucky’ Can’t Board Flight

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Maria Fraterrigo, a grandmother from the Bronx, was booked in seat 4A on a flight from San Juan to Kennedy International Airport on Saturday night. But when she got to the gate for her return flight to New York, she said, an agent…

Man’s 7 ‘Emotional Support’ Tigers Seized in Nevada
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Man’s 7 ‘Emotional Support’ Tigers Seized in Nevada

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A Nevada man was arrested last week after seven tigers that he claimed were his emotional support animals were seized from his property, the local authorities said. Karl Mitchell, 71, was arrested on Wednesday at his property in Pahrump, an unincorporated town in…

Why Are Dolphins and Sea Lions Washing Up Dead on Southern California Beaches?
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Why Are Dolphins and Sea Lions Washing Up Dead on Southern California Beaches?

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Adam Fox grabbed the nets and the cage from the back of his pickup truck. Something in the sand was disturbing the iconic Southern California scenery at the Santa Monica Pier on Friday morning. A sea lion washed up on the beach just…

Outrage in Australia After American Woman Grabs a Baby Wombat
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Outrage in Australia After American Woman Grabs a Baby Wombat

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In times of tumult and uncertainty, a society can come together over resounding, unequivocal disdain against a common villain. This week, Australia, which is gearing up for a divisive election, found that antagonist in an American social media influencer. The woman — known…

Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of Ducks and Wild Birds at N.Y.C. Zoos
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Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of Ducks and Wild Birds at N.Y.C. Zoos

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Three ducks at the Queens Zoo died because of bird flu, and as many as 12 more birds at the Bronx Zoo that died after possible exposure were being tested for the virus, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, the nonprofit that operates…

New York Rescuers Break the Ice to Save Moose From a Frozen Lake
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New York Rescuers Break the Ice to Save Moose From a Frozen Lake

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines So what do you do if you find a 1,000-pound moose stuck in a partly frozen lake in the center of a six-million-acre wilderness? When rescuers arrived at Lake Abanakee in Northern New York, only the head of the moose was above the…

Australia issues grim warning as flesh-eating disease moves across the country
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Australia issues grim warning as flesh-eating disease moves across the country

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A gruesome flesh-eating bacteria, thought to be transmitted by an iconic Aussie animal, is spreading in one state, and health experts warn “everyone” is at risk. Victoria’s Health Department released a grim alert on Friday for Buruli Ulcer, which is a bacterial skin…