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SCIENCE May 28, 2021

Giant tortoise thought to be extinct over a century ago found on Galapagos

A giant tortoise thought to have gone extinct 112 years ago has been rediscovered on the Galapagos' Fernandina Island.

SCIENCE May 27, 2021

Tasmanian devil joeys born on Australian mainland for first time in 3,000 years

For the first time in more than 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild of the Australian mainland.

SCIENCE May 26, 2021

Cicadas are 'peeing' on communities across eastern US: report

Brood X periodical cicadas are reportedly "peeing" on communities around the eastern United States.

US May 22, 2021

Ana forms in Atlantic, becomes first named system of 2021

Subtropical storm Ana formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning, becoming the season's first named storm. 

SCIENCE May 21, 2021

Huge 420-million-year-old fish species rediscovered in Indian Ocean

A "fossil fish" with origins that can be traced back 420 million years has miraculously resurfaced in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.

US May 21, 2021

Judge halts Georgia dredging plan over threat to sea turtles

A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing a threat to sea turtles nesting on nearby beaches.

SCIENCE May 19, 2021

Darwin's Arch in Galapagos loses its top due to erosion

The famed Darwin's Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top, and officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone.

SCIENCE May 18, 2021

Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field for navigation, scientists say

Sharks use the Earth’s magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world’s oceans, scientists have found.

Birds May 15, 2021

Rare orange-eyed owl spotted for the first time in more than 125 years

For the first time since its discovery more than 125 years ago, scientists have documented the Bornean subspecies of the Rajah Scops-Owl (Otus brookii brookii) in the montane forest of Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu.

SCIENCE May 15, 2021

How 'straight' lightning could prove the existence of dark matter: report

A group of scientists has linked the presence of macroscopic dark matter to the appearance of extremely rare "straight" lightning bolts.

Oregon May 15, 2021

Water crisis 'couldn't be worse' on Oregon-California border

The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir and said they would not send extra water to dying salmon downstream or to a half-dozen wildlife refuges that harbor millions of migrating birds each year.