North Dakota’s hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation heritage is well known and even those who don’t hunt or fish enjoy the outdoors of our great state. It’s part of why we live here. The great outdoors is everchanging from the impacts of weather, loss of habitat to cyclical nature of populations that ebb and flow
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Feral pigs may sound like a page out of rural legend, but in southwest Saskatchewan, the tale is turning real. While sightings in this region are still scarce, experts warn it’s only a matter of time before their numbers swell. With their roots tracing back to the 1980s agricultural diversification, these boars didn’t just disappear
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The Universe might not be expanding under the spell of a mysterious “dark energy” after all. Instead, the answer could lie in time itself—bubbles of space where clocks tick differently. New research suggests these variations in time, shaped by gravity’s uneven pull, might explain why distant galaxies seem to flee faster than expected. By analyzing
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On the morning of July 23, 2024, a hydrothermal explosion from Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin sent people running for cover. The event was caused by liquid water flashing to steam in the clogged hot-water plumbing system just beneath the surface, and it sent steam, water, mud, and rocks several hundred feet into the
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Research is revealing your tea bag may hold more than flavor—some of them release billions of microplastics into your cup. Researchers in Spain reveal these particles can even reach human cell nuclei, raising urgent questions about health and pollution. A comforting ritual now carries a hidden, unsettling story worth steeping over. Get the introductory story
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Deep in Yakutia’s frozen expanse, a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth named “Yana” has surfaced, stunning scientists with her pristine preservation. Unearthed from the permafrost, she offers an unparalleled window into the Ice Age, her delicate frame a time traveler carrying secrets from a world long buried beneath the Arctic chill.
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