The Panda's Spanish Ancestor; Ebola Could Take Flight
Discovered: Pandas descended from a species in Spain; Ebola could be transmitted through air; how pollutants end up in Antarctica; targeting sea lice in Canadian salmon.
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Today in viral videos: an umbrella goes attacks America's favorite legal analyst, pandas wrestle each other, and everything that's wrong with The Hobbit.
Discovered: Pandas descended from a species in Spain; Ebola could be transmitted through air; how pollutants end up in Antarctica; targeting sea lice in Canadian salmon.
Discovery News on pandas, Grist on for-profit local food, Scientific American on falling trees, Politico on how climate change threatens national security, The Guardian on sea ice.
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Don't be fooled by its cute nose, its friendly-looking eyes, its cow-like coloring, or the overzealous joy that's infected the team over at The National Zoo. This baby panda is going to be expensive, a pain, and is certain to have an over-exposed life ahead of it--and the National Zoo knows it.
Plus: The BBC delivers a very specific child-safety bulletin
Ming Ming died at 34, making her the world's oldest panda
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