Though invisible itself, the air we breathe is a microcosm of identifiable pollen, fungal spores, viruses, dust particles, and fine particles of human pollution from everything from cars to asphalt sidewalks. It’s not something we should obsess over day to day, but as more people measure air quality on their own, many are getting readings they’d prefer to
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At first, it appears that two turtles with yellow spots are calmly sitting side by side. Suddenly, one of them turns, slowly—and lunges out with its head, its open beak clearly trying to take an aggressive chomp out of its neighbor. Moments later, the turtle tries again. Now, both reptiles are going head-to-head, though each
Horned lizards are spiky cuties. Three to six inches long, these lizards are coated with sharp spines all across their hard, sand-colored backs. But in the dry deserts and prairies they call home, they are still vulnerable. As they scuttle through the protective brush in arid landscapes from Mexico to southern Canada, they have to
The upcoming US mid-term elections could change which political party controls Congress, which meets in the US Capitol building in Washington DC.Credit: Finn Gomez/Getty As tens of millions of voters head to the polls on 3 November to cast ballots in the US mid-term elections, a political shake-up could be coming to Washington DC —