Since 1986 Chernobyl has been a ghost town… except for the dogs who were left behind. Despite their proximity to hard radiation these pups have thrived and survived, leading some researchers to believe they may be developing a resistance to cancer. Just no word from Katherine Wu if they’re growing thumbs. In other critter news, everything old is new again as Ancient Texts Shed New Light On Mysterious Whale Behavior That ‘Captured Imagination’. Only recently had contemporary cetacean biologists witnessed an unusual feeding technique, believing it to be a new behavior, but Donna Lu reveals how a multi-disciplinary approach would demonstrate “tread-water feeding” is old hat. Even further back in the Wayback Machine, Li Cohen heard through the grapevine how a Giant Flying Bug Found At Arkansas Walmart Turns Out To Be “Super-Rare” Jurassic-Era Insect. It’s not a meter-long dragonfly, but this finding will knock your socks off. (CS)
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