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You can help crown America's fattest marmot

Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.

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What 'The Odyssey' Can Teach Us About Climate Chaos

The Bronze Age collapse may have started with a water crisis. Today's droughts raise the unsettling question of whether it could happen again.

  • Bronze Age collapse linked to severe climate shift
  • Study identifies drought and natural cycle as cause
  • Warning for present climate crisis implications

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