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By Darrin Nordahl / On November 26th, 2014

This Thursday, Americans will gather around family (and football) to anoint a succulently roasted bird the grand symbol of our venerated Thanksgiving tradition. We will eat dishes in honor of that first harvest festival in 1621. Cranberry sauce, stuffing...

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By Andy Dyer / On November 12th, 2014

The crested duck is host to a mutation that can be lethal.

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By Meghan Bartels / On October 17th, 2014

Orange trees in Berkeley, California.

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By Meghan Bartels / On September 24th, 2014

Handwritten signs urge passersby to pick what’s ripe in Kamloops, British Columbia. (Photo courtesy of Elaine Sedgman).