Every year, Wikipedia’s banners warn that the world’s largest encyclopedia urgently needs your $3 donation. But in 2022–23 alone, the Wikimedia Foundation raised about $165 million and held net assets ...

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One of the world’s most acclaimed nature writers, Edward Hoagland, has died at age 93. He overcame a stutter and near-blindness to publish dozens of books and magazine pieces and travel everywhere ...

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A newly identified ichthyosaur from the UK’s Jurassic Coast is rewriting part of the prehistoric playbook. Nicknamed the “Sword Dragon of Dorset,” the three-meter-long marine reptile lived during a ...

Snow leopards live in the high mountains of Central Asia. Discover key facts about their habitat, behavior, threats, and ...