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Data from 96 mastodon teeth reveals that the proboscidean lived in fruit-rich forests and traveled widely. Although they mostly fed on leaves, fruit was part of their diet, although more in some ...

A record amount of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, ...

Sacred Datura, a toxic but beautiful native plant, thrives in Los Angeles' overlooked spaces—flourishing among trash, weeds, ...