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These Urban Birds Evolved Longer Beaks During Covid-19 Lockdowns. Then, They Changed Back

Researchers suspect that dark-eyed juncos living in Los Angeles adapted based on the availability of food scraps tossed by ...

From 24 hours to 25-hour days? Earth’s rotation is slowing and here’s what it means for future time

Earth’s rotation is slowly slowing, scientists say, meaning days are getting longer, though the change takes millions of ...