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A white-throated sparrow. Credit: Scott M. Ramsay Most bird species are slow to change their tune, preferring to stick with tried and true songs to defend territories and attract females. Now, with the help of citizen scientists, researchers have tracked how a rare sparrow song went “viral” in Canada, traveling …

The “Drag Race” presenter has been on an intentional three-month hiatus on social media amid the COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests, but now that silence has become an absence. There are 4.2 million people following RuPaul’s Instagram, but there are many more wondering what happened Wednesday night when all …

The organizer of the fighting game tournament Evo canceled Evo Online and withdrew its co-founder and company president after serious allegations were raised about his past behavior. The long-running esports event was previously scheduled to take place in a new online-only format beginning July 4 due to the coronavirus pandemic. …

The police chief said he is investigating the May 31 incident. July 2, 2020, 5:32 pm 5 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article Officers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are being investigated for their actions during a May 31 protest after body camera images appeared that appear to …

Star cluster G286.21 + 0.17, caught in the act of formation. This is a multiple wavelength mosaic of over 750 ALMA radio images and 9 infrared images from Hubble. ALMA shows molecular clouds (purple) and Hubble shows stars and bright dust (yellow and red). Credit: ALMA (ESO / NAOJ / …