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Against all odds, the rare Devils Hole pupfish keeps on swimming

Against all odds, the rare Devils Hole pupfish keeps on swimming

The Devils Hole pupfish's natural habitat is a single water-filled hole in a cave in the Nevada desert. Its numbers at one point dwindled to just 35 animals. How does it manage to survive?
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of U.S. tap water, a federal study finds

'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of U.S. tap water, a federal study finds

A new government study estimates that at least 45 percent of the nation's tap water could be contaminated with one or more forms of PFAS. Here's what to do if you're worried about what's in your faucet.
by Rachel Treisman

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After 2 fighting eagles got stuck together, Minnesota deputies separated them

After 2 fighting eagles got stuck together, Minnesota deputies separated them

Two scrappy eagles are free to resume their apparent long-running dispute after quick-thinking deputies helped separate the brawling pair that had become entangled with each other in a Minnesota lake.
by The Associated Press

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Abandoned, stray animals flood Twin Cities shelters after the holiday weekend

Abandoned, stray animals flood Twin Cities shelters after the holiday weekend

The Animal Humane Society locations of Coon Rapids, Woodbury and Golden Valley report a total of 74 turn-ins of stray animals Friday through Monday, amounting to around three times the number of animals they see on average over the same period.
by Aaliyah Demry

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