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Paging Dr Chimp: the medical secrets we can learn from apes, birds and even butterflies

Primates eat bitter bark to kill parasites, while sparrows use cigarette butts to keep ticks off their chicks. Could the wisdom of wildlife be the next frontier in medicine?. In Mexico City, house ...

The Guardian - 1d

Uzo Aduba dons a detective's cape in 'The Residence'

Uzo Aduba stars as an eccentric, bird-watching sleuth in Netflix's new murder-mystery comedy, a role that feels revolutionary to the actor.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 19

Foie Gras That Skips the Force-Feeding Is Developed by Physicists

While not sparing the lives of ducks and geese, the technique lets the birds eat and grow normally.

The New York Times - 21h

Democrat: Trump supporters ‘did not vote for this ---- storm’

House Democrats of all stripes have spent the entirety of President Trump’s first two months denouncing his governing strategy as chaotic and hammering his policy prescriptions as harmful to ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Ducks, once a conservation bright spot, are now declining in the US, new report shows

A new report says at least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years

ABC News - Mar. 13

Why Kon Knueppel has knack for racking up floor burns with Duke basketball in March Madness

Floor burns, bruises, bumps. Duke basketball's Kon Knueppel has them all. It's a mindset that goes back to Knueppel's father and a Larry Bird quote.

Yahoo Sports - 5h

The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker?

A neurologist discusses the dangers of overdiagnosing conditions from Lyme disease to ADHD in an era where technology meets pathology. For many years, people living in Lyme, Connecticut, were ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

GdS: Ibrahimovic keeps his distance ahead of Milan vs. Como – the reason

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has missed the last few training sessions at Milanello as currently at home with the flu, according to a report. Whether the Swede will be present at San Siro tomorrow remains to ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Peruvian fisher rescued after three months stranded at sea

Maximo Napa, 61, says he survived by eating cockroaches, birds and a turtle – and thinking about his mother. A Peruvian fisher was found alive after drifting at sea for 94 days, a navy official ...

The Guardian - Mar. 16

Peruvian fisherman lost for 95 days in Pacific Ocean returns home

Maximo Napa, a Peruvian fisherman who spent 95 days lost in the Pacific Ocean, eating roaches, birds and sea turtles to survive, is returning home to his family.

NBC News - Mar. 16

Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa

Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists. Efforts to stop the critically endangered African ...

The Guardian - Mar. 18

Murphy, Eagle Who Became a Foster Dad, Found Dead After Storm

The beloved bald eagle was found dead in his enclosure at the World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri after severe weather pounded the region on March 14, sanctuary officials said.

The New York Times - 2d

Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney

Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted. Laura Spinney is a science journalist and the author of ...