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To say tracking prairie dogs is difficult would be an understatement. The animals spend most of their time in burrows. Since conventional GPS collars don’t function underground, the movements and interactions of prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) have remained notoriously elusive to the researchers who study them. What do they do? How do they move within […]

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Footage has emerged of sailors being rescued after the first fatal attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in one of the world’s busiest trade lanes. The attack on the Barbados-flagged Liberian-owned bulk carrier True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden killed at least three people, according to US officials. At least four crew members were injured, …

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