Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden announced his incoming administration’s proposal for a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 rescue plan, which includes $20 billion to mount a national vaccination program https://t.co/8kU9DoSe6q

Global #COVID19 deaths crested 2 million on Friday, and officials warned that the number of deaths could rise to new highs in January from holiday visiting https://t.co/WLQftX3pVz

Crows are so smart, they can even make tools https://t.co/79cCIAmtmt

Here are some of the ways flying could clean up its act in the years to come https://t.co/vu0HKX2a05

Scientists say it's critical to prevent the virus's spread by wearing masks, washing hands, keeping socially distanced, and get vaccinated as soon as possible

Existing vaccines should work with the body’s multifaceted immune system to offer some level of protection from mutated versions of the virus https://t.co/ECq0yntvzq

Early research suggests that SARS-CoV-2 has not mutated enough to render current vaccines ineffective https://t.co/KNXKyc49lG

Jessie Holmes crosses the icy tundra as he battles snowy weather conditions along the Iditarod trail. Emmy Award-winning series #LifeBelowZero gives viewers chills as it follows the extreme lifestyles of residents living off the grid in Alaska https://t.co/AmtsWwUR3q

Analyzing extinct dire wolf DNA revealed a few surprises—including that these extinct carnivores weren't very closely related to gray wolves https://t.co/75KfjEN22m

Wels catfish target endangered and commercially important migratory fish whose European populations are already in serious decline https://t.co/Bilb4l76qU

The incoming administration is expected to reverse and restore the original protected areas in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments https://t.co/0hfm4IUHBg

Most deep-sea creatures can glow in the dark, but this light-emitting characteristic is rare in terrestrial vertebrates https://t.co/3N4HR1f6VP

We might be inclined to shoo them out the window or ignore them altogether—but insects are a source of fascination for photographer Daniel Kariko https://t.co/1zHChrG6nZ

Although this Civil War relic has been denounced as a hate symbol, it remains popular among white supremacists and Southerners who claim it as their heritage
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Some 45,500 years ago, ancient humans on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi sketched out the rotund form of a native pig—the oldest drawing of a creature yet discovered https://t.co/bvWyVqqzxd

This colorful little seahorse is the size of a grain of rice https://t.co/UmbuJRk9s9

The hard-wearing, all-weather textile hearkens to an older, simpler way of life https://t.co/zulBsn4yTU

What does it mean to say goodbye from a distance—through a hazmat suit, via Zoom, or by text message? https://t.co/1Z0xGMHsaP

It may be obscure, but it's a captivating place for those with the skill and stamina to venture into its depths https://t.co/cpM1P9tOxd

Analyzing extinct dire wolf DNA revealed a few surprises—including that these extinct carnivores weren't very closely related to gray wolves https://t.co/qO7PB6rQsR