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  Mysterious dog respiratory illness: What to know

  NBC News - By Linda Carroll

  Scientists at the University of New Hampshire may have identified a pathogen that has sickened possibly thousands of dogs and killed some of them across the country. The mysterious respiratory illness that may have sickened scores of dogs across the country could be caused by a new type of bacterial …

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  A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah successfully gives birth in Indonesia

  NBC News - By The Associated Press

  Delilah gave birth to a 55-pound male calf at a sanctuary for Sumatran rhinos in Way Kambas National Park in Lampung province, at the southern tip of Sumatra island. JAKARTA, Indonesia — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second …

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  5 days ago

  U.N. looks to bring order to carbon markets scrutinized by environmentalists

  NBC News - By Nidhi Sharma

  New U.N. recommendations provide guidance on what offsetting projects can earn carbon credits and could be ratified at the upcoming COP28 climate summit. A breakthrough agreement could open doors for companies and policymakers looking to jump-start the international carbon credit system, which has …

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  As hundreds of earthquakes shake Iceland, authorities warn of a 'high likelihood' of volcanic eruption

  NBC News - By Denise Chow

  The Icelandic Meteorological Office has been closely monitoring the rumblings of a volcano under the Reykjanes Peninsula. Earthquakes are still rattling southwestern Iceland, as officials warn of a “high likelihood” of a volcanic eruption in the coming days. Residents of the country’s Reykjanes …

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  Taylor Swift concert runs into brutal Brazilian heat wave

  NBC News - By Evan Bush

  Brazil’s National Institute of Meteorology was warning of “great danger” over the weekend as a ridge of high pressure remains parked over the region. The death of a Taylor Swift fan at her recent concert in Rio de Janeiro comes during a brutal heat wave that has hammered parts of Brazil. Brazil’s …

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  Winter got you down? Take a tip from someone who has learned to live through months of darkness

  NBC News - By Kaetlyn Liddy

  Cecilia Blomdahl lives on the Svalbard archipelago of Norway, where she creates content about "polar night," a nearly three-month period with almost no sunlight. Cecilia Blomdahl has some advice for dealing with the winter doldrums. A resident of Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago near the North Pole, …