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Meet Ferrisburgh, a Rescued Kestrel Who Started Painting After a Wing Injury
Smithsonian Magazine - Margaret Osborne
An American Kestrel named Ferrisburgh has found a new calling as an artist after an unexpected wing injury took away his ability to fly. The falcon …
Matt Magnuson
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Burst in volcanic activity across the globe
KTVU
According to the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program, 19 different volcanos are erupting across the world right now at the same time. From Mexico to Japan to Italy, we've seen a recent burst in volcanic activity. In Iceland, evacuations have been ordered in the southwestern part of the country as officials are warning a volcano there could erupt in the next few days. Hundreds of small earthquakes have rattled that part of Iceland this week, signaling a looming eruption. KTVU's Alex Savidge speaks with Dr. Andrew Calvert, Scientist-in-Charge at the California Volcano Observatory in Menlo Park about the rise in seismic activity.
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Photograph of Billie Holiday | Smithsonian Institution
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Object Details Photograph byRobin Carson, AmericanDistributed byAssociated Booking Corporation, American, founded 1940Subject ofBillie Holiday, …
The State
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‘Ridiculously cute’ kiwi chicks mark rare wild birth — and experts celebrate. See them
thestate.com - By Lauren Liebhaber
New Zealand conservationists confirm two kiwi chicks have been born in the wilds of the capital region of Wellington for the first time in more than …
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Sample of the solar system's most dangerous asteroid, Bennu, arrives in UK
Live Science - Ben Turner
A sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, has arrived at London's Natural History Museum for analysis. Scientists are …
USA TODAY
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Goal of the year? Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho with insane bicycle kick
USA TODAY Sports - Jon Hoefling
We are less than halfway through the English Premier League season, but we may have just witnessed the goal of the year. Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho gave us a remarkable bicycle kick past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, reminiscent of Wayne Rooney's 2011 overhead kick against …

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Meet Ferrisburgh, a Rescued Kestrel Who Started Painting After a Wing Injury

Burst in volcanic activity across the globe

Photograph of Billie Holiday | Smithsonian Institution

‘Ridiculously cute’ kiwi chicks mark rare wild birth — and experts celebrate. See them

Sample of the solar system's most dangerous asteroid, Bennu, arrives in UK

Goal of the year? Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho with insane bicycle kick

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