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Kangaroos and Koalas Are Dying in Australia’s Hellfires. Wild Brumbies and Feral Cats Are Taking Over.

02.04.20

By Alex Lubben
News

‘It’s Just a Ball of Flames’: 3 Americans Die in Plane Crash While Battling Australia’s Wildfires

01.23.20

By David Gilbert
News

California Is About to Start Housing Homeless People in Old FEMA Trailers

01.17.20

By Emma Ockerman
Environment

Australia’s Bushfires Are the Worst Ever. So Is the Disinformation Campaign

01.17.20

By Connor Macdonald
News

Australia’s Terrifying ‘Fire Clouds’ Are Here to Stay

01.15.20

By Tim Marcin
What Does Weeks of Bushfire Smoke Actually Do to Your Lungs?

01.15.20

By Mahmood Fazal
Environment

It’s Clear Who’s to Blame for Australia’s Fires, and It’s Not Arsonists

01.13.20

By Geoff Dembicki
News

Australia’s Wildfires Just Put a Smoke Halo All the Way Around the Planet

01.13.20

By Alex Lubben
News

3 Australia Wildfires Officially Just Merged into a ‘Mega-Blaze’

01.10.20

By Tim Hume
Tech

‘Incomprehensible’: The Australian Bushfires Are an Ecological Catastrophe

01.08.20

By Maddie Stone
News

Canadian Fire Crews Are Now Fighting the Australia Fires, Returning a Favour

01.07.20

By Anne Gaviola
How Much Worse Can Australia’s Fires Get? An Expert Explains

01.06.20

By Gavin Butler

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Pokémon Pokopia Reveals Online Minecraft-Style Multiplayer

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By Brent Koepp
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Music

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Ancient Romans Used Poop as Medicine, Researchers Confirm

There is now archaeological evidence that the ancient Romans were using poop as medicine thousands of years ago.

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By Luis Prada
Health

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How Bird Poop Helped Make Ancient Peru a Superpower

Researchers have long suspected that bird droppings may have helped nations like Peru dominate their regions in ancient times.

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