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Gray Wolves are Hunting Sea Otters and No One Knows How

Student Summary by Audrey Kim Original Source: Anna Gray, The University of Rhode Island — ScienceDaily, January 30, 2026 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260129080446.htm Image created by Audrey Kim Abstract Background: The Alaskan gray wolves, living on Prince of Wales Island, were showing unusual behaviours; they started hunting sea otters. Sea otters were not included in their usual meal. This unexp

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Runaway Pet Zebra Finally Captured in Tennessee

Student summary by Jayden Ahn Original Source: ALVARO A, DOGONEWS, JUNE 18, 2025 https://www.dogonews.com/2025/6/18/runaway-pet-zebra-in-tennessee-finally-caught Abstract Background: A zebra nicknamed Ed, who had just arrived in Tennessee, escaped the community in early June. After the zebra escaped, it took searchers about a week before they finally recovered him in Tennessee. Objective: T

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The Incredible Shrimp That Fires Superheated Bubbles

Student summary by Audrey Kim Original Source: Catherine Morris, WorldAtlas, June 6, 2025. https://www.worldatlas.com/animals/discover-the-shrimp-that-fires-sun-hot-bubbles.html Image created by Audrey Kim Abstract Background: Pistol shrimps use their strong, quick claw to form a bubble underwater that can injure or kill their prey. A snap of a pistol shrimp can reach up to 210 decibels, about as loud as a gunshot, and the heat of the water bubble is similar to the surface

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Hummingbirds Living in a Hive Found for the First Time

Student summary by Olivia Hwang Original Source: Rachel Nuwer, The New York Times, March 4th 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/science/hummingbirds-living-in-a-hive-found-for-the-first-time.html Image created by Olivia Hwang Abstract Background: In the high mountains of Ecuador, ornithologist and birding guide Gustavo Canas-Valle discovered a cave containing a group of Chimborazo hillstar hummingbirds — a shocking sight, as humming

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The Surprising Gender Imbalance of Florida's Newly-Hatched Sea Turtles

Student summary by Audrey Kim Original Source: Published August 10, 2022 in LiveScience Post By Patrick Pester Image created by Audrey Kim Abstract Background: There are five different species of sea turtles in Florida, including loggerhead turtles and green turtles. Scientists said that in recent years, almost all sea turtle hatchlings in Florida have been female. They began investigating the causes of this ph