From coyotes in the Bronx to red foxes in Queens, raccoons in Manhattan, owls in Brooklyn and deer in Staten Island, wildlife roams the urban jungle of New York.
Ecology
Mar 27, 2018
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Introducing Themira lohmanus, a fly like no other, and the most recently discovered species in the popular Manhattan urban oasis of Central Park! The immature insects subsist on duck droppings, and have a strong CCNY connection: ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2017
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Massive waterfalls in Yosemite National Park and rivers raging in mountains throughout the western United States are thundering with greater force than they have for years—and proving deadly as warm weather melts the deepest ...
Environment
Jun 12, 2017
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Forest elephant populations in one of Central Africa's largest and most important preserves have declined between 78 percent and 81 percent because of poaching, a new Duke University-led study finds.
Ecology
Feb 20, 2017
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Ivory-hungry poachers have killed 30 elephants in a Congolese national park in the past two weeks, park authorities said Monday, adding that the culprits were likely Sudanese militia.
Ecology
Mar 23, 2015
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The American Museum of Natural History has announced plans to build an addition to house a new science and education center.
Other
Dec 11, 2014
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We've seen a bunch of pictures comparing Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko with all kinds of cities and objects on Earth, but it's hard to put everything in perspective. Just how big is this thing? How big is it compared ...
Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2014
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(AP)—Mark Skwarek is surrounded by infiltrating militants in New York's Central Park. He shoots one, then hearing a noise from behind, spins to take down another. All of a sudden, everything flashes red. He realizes he's ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 14, 2014
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Soil microbes that thrive in the deserts, rainforests, prairies and forests of the world can also be found living beneath New York City's Central Park, according to a surprising new study led by Colorado State University ...
Ecology
Oct 1, 2014
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It's easy to dismiss Apple's new iPhones as merely catching up to Android.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 19, 2014
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