It has to be stressful: an obstacle course of giant dams, rushing rapids and hungry predators. That’s what juvenile salmon can face when they migrate out to the salty sea from the freshwater rivers and […]
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Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close
For more than a decade, scientists have chased the idea of reviving extinct species, a process sometimes called de-extinction. Now, a company called Colossal Biosciences appears to have done it, or something close, with the […]
Hiking the Cactus to Clouds Route in Palm Springs, Calif.
The steep trail near the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway was covered in inches of spongy fallen needles and peppered with ankle-twisting pine cones. It was also shady, which felt remarkable after the […]