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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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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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Four astronauts on Polaris Dawn flight return to Earth after 1st commercial spacewalk

Four astronauts on Polaris Dawn flight return to Earth after 1st commercial spacewalk

The five-day trip, funded by internet entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, broke several records including the first-ever commercial spacewalk using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule on Polaris Dawn mission.
by Russell Lewis

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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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