USMNT update: Weston McKennie scores for Juventus

USMNT update: Weston McKennie scores for Juventus

On a day marred by Patrick Agyemang’s injury at Derby County, Mauricio Pochettino and the U.S. national team received brighter news later Monday with Weston McKennie scoring for Juventus and Haji Wright returning to Coventry City’s starting lineup. McKennie (90 minutes) took part in an immaculate, 17th-minute counterattack, collaborating with Francisco Conceição before driving a…

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Two Species of Marsupials Thought Lost for 6,000 Years Found Alive in New Guinea

In the remote rainforests of New Guinea’s Vogelkop Peninsula, scientists have spotted two marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum (Dactylonax kambuayai) and the ring-tailed glider (Tous ayamaruensis) — believed to have been lost for roughly 6,000 years. These discoveries suggest that New Guinea’s forests may still shelter remnants of an ancient faunal world. The…

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We’ve Been Underestimating Flying Foxes

We’ve Been Underestimating Flying Foxes

The grey-headed flying fox is one of the world’s largest bats. It can weigh more than two pounds and have a wingspan of more than five feet. And as it migrates along Australia’s eastern coastal regions, watch out for what bat scientists call its seed rain: The animals defecate in the air without stopping to…

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