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In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story of millennia of Indigenous history
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The new discovery is the first of its kind in New York state for at least 11 years and appeared in a county rich with mastodon remains
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Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and don’t seem to suffer ill effects
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Only seven spade-toothed whales have ever been identified, and the species has never been seen alive. After one washed ashore last summer, researchers have made new discoveries—including that the animal had nine stomach chambers and vestigial teeth
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So-called mirror cells could rampage through our ecosystems, food supply and immune systems, experts say, potentially without existing barriers to protect against them
