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✇NYT > Climate and Environment

What Trump’s Return Could Mean for Animals

By: Emily Anthes and Catrin Einhorn
20 November 2024 at 14:44
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A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests.

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Caribous graze near ConocoPhillips oil pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska. During his first term, President Trump moved to open up the state’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development.
✇NYT > Science

Airplane Turbulence Can Start Earlier Than You Expect

By: Katherine Kornei
30 November 2024 at 13:41
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This is your captain speaking: When thunderstorms are in the forecast, you may need to buckle those seatbelts a lot sooner than you’re used to.

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Researchers found that flying within about three miles of a thunderstorm increased a flight’s risk of experiencing severe turbulence by nearly a factor of 20.
✇NYT > Science

A Stray Dog Climbed an Egyptian Pyramid. Along Came a Paraglider.

By: Franz Lidz
28 November 2024 at 15:23
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A video of a dog on a pyramid took off on social media — but only after it was appropriated and doctored.

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A stray dog at the base of the Great Pyramid of Khoufou on Cairo’s outskirts last month. In Cairo, these strays are called baladi, an Arabic word that means “native” or “local.”
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