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When pandemic traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge fell to levels not seen since the 1950s, San Francisco's white-crowned sparrows quickly began singing more softly — yet in the quieter city their songs could be heard from roughly twice as far away

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (663+ words) In the spring of 2020, San Francisco went quiet. The parks were closed, the roads through them empty, and the low mechanical hum that had covered the city for decades drained away. Published August 25, 2026 · How we edit That is the heart…...

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In the 1980s the US Navy trained belugas to dive past a thousand feet through freezing water and find test torpedoes with no tracking beacon, because they could do it faster and cheaper than any machine at the time.

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (549+ words) When Cold War weapons sank into the abyss, the Navy discovered its most reliable retriever had a blowhole. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Mal James Published August 20, 2026 · How we edit At a time when the US Navy could…...