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How some abandoned wells are helping bats feel more at home on P.E.I.
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Haunting Hubble telescope image captures cosmic cycle of destruction and creation — Space photo of the week
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Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated
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APOD: 2026 September 13 – Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea
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Reading satellite company NewOrbit set for 2028 low-orbit mission – BBC
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Wavy alien dune fields stretch across Mars photo of the day for Sept. 11, 2026
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