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June 28, 2022

Yukon, Canada, miners find 30,000-year-old mummified baby woolly mammoth

Miners digging in the Klondike gold fields in Yukon, Canada, have found a mummified infant woolly mammoth considered to be the "most complete" discovery of its kind.

June 28, 2022

WHO says monkeypox risk assessed as ‘moderate'

The monkeypox virus outbreak has been assessed as "moderate" by the World Health Organization. The United Nations health agency said it is monitoring the situation.

June 28, 2022

Fishermen catch 661-pound stingray, world’s largest freshwater fish

Fishermen in northern Cambodia caught the world’s largest freshwater fish, a 661-pound freshwater stingray named Boramy, on June 13, 2022, according to Guinness World Records.

June 27, 2022

New York City, DC run out of monkeypox vaccines

New York City and Washington, D.C., both ran out of appointments for monkeypox vaccines soon after making them available to residents, health officials said.

June 27, 2022

Austin, Texas officials report first presumptive monkeypox case

Texas health officials reported the first presumptive case of monkeypox in an individual who had recently come into contact with another likely infection.

June 27, 2022

NYPD removes 2,000 bees from New York City restaurant

NYPD beekeepers removed and relocated about 2,000 bees from the outdoor seating area of a restaurant in Times Square on Sunday, according to tweets from NYPD News.

June 27, 2022

Black bear dies in Tennessee after breaking into hot car

A black bear broke into a parked car outside a rental cabin in Sevierville, Tennessee, and got stuck inside when the door closed behind it, state wildlife officials said.

June 26, 2022

Mermaiding grows in popularity among swimming professionals, hobbyists

Mermaiding, the artistic swimming activity in which people wear mermaid fins and tails, has gained popularity worldwide because it's "fun" and enjoyable, say insiders.

June 26, 2022

Zoo offers the public a peek at endangered sun bears rescued from illegal wildlife trade

Perth Zoo in South Perth, Australia, offered the public a rare inside view of sun bears Jamran and Bopha during the endangered animals' recent health checkups.

June 25, 2022

11-foot alligator kills man in Myrtle Beach yacht club community

An 11-foot alligator fatally attacked a Myrtle Beach private community club member after pulling the person into a retention pond in South Carolina Friday.