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Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names

Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names

On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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SpaceX launches ISS-bound crew that hopes to bring home 2 stuck astronauts

SpaceX launches ISS-bound crew that hopes to bring home 2 stuck astronauts

Two astronauts were launched on a five-month mission that also hopes to rescue two NASA astronauts left behind on the ISS. The four are expected to return to Earth in February.
by Emma Bowman

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The slowest of trailblazers: Better DNA testing means trafficked turtles can go home

The slowest of trailblazers: Better DNA testing means trafficked turtles can go home

New technology is making it easier to find the origins of trafficked wildlife so they can be released back to the habitat they came from, instead of languishing for decades as sometimes happens.
by Ari Daniel

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A new ‘mini-moon’ comes to Earth this fall

A new ‘mini-moon’ comes to Earth this fall

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth’s gravity this fall. The “mini-moon” will spend about two months in Earth’s orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun.
by Michael Levitt

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The Polaris Dawn spacewalk is SpaceX’s ‘risky adventure’

The Polaris Dawn spacewalk is SpaceX’s ‘risky adventure’

New spacesuits, untested astronauts, and a lot that can go wrong make this five-day mission unusually complex, but with a potentially great reward.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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Volunteers help save rare plants across Minnesota

Volunteers help save rare plants across Minnesota

Minnesota has more than 300 rare native plant species. In many locations, plants were last documented decades ago. A new program is using volunteers to help search for the plants and collect seeds to preserve genetic material.
by Dan Gunderson

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A newly mapped underwater mountain could be home to 20 new species

A newly mapped underwater mountain could be home to 20 new species

Researchers who led the 28-day expedition along the nearly 2-mile tall seamount hope the discoveries made will inform future policies safeguarding the understudied, high-seas region.
by Emma Bowman

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