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Garden Experts Share the One Thing You Should Never Do When Planting Bulbs This Fall APPLE.NEWS This common planting mistake can put unnecessary strain on your bulbs. The Simple Trick For Growing New Tomatoes From Store-Bought Ones APPLE.NEWS Growing tomatoes is much easier than you probably guessed. All you need are a few cheap items, some...

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The Simple Trick For Growing New Tomatoes From Store-Bought Ones APPLE.NEWS Growing tomatoes is much easier than you probably guessed. All you need are a few cheap items, some...

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Okan the bear feeling better at a wildlife center in Istanbul Unusual footage of a 200-pound bear with an upset stomach being wheeled on a stretcher and scanned through an MRI went viral in Turkey this week. Okan the bear was feeling sick after he ate too much fruit, so he was taken to Istanbul University’s Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, where he was treated and later released, according to CNN affiliate CNN Turk. “Our bear, Okan, was taken in with stomach pain and abdominal discomfort. Our veterinarian at Çekmeköy Rehabilitation Center immediately noticed tenderness in Okan’s stomach area,” Park of Istanbul Nature and Life Complex Board Chairman Burak Memişoğlu told CNN Turk. “He underwent a CT scan to check for any masses. However, the CT scan results came back clean, and his blood count was also checked, and there were no problems. He’s fine now; he’s very tame and happy, and he’ll be in the pool to cool off soon,” Memişoğlu added. Visitors enjoy seeing him playing back at the wildlife park and recognize him from the news. This isn’t the first time Okan ate too much fruit. He received similar treatment for the issue three years ago. That’s also when he received the popular Turkish name, Okan. “Three years ago, when our new employee went to the hospital and didn’t know our bear’s name, he quickly said, ‘I gave him my own name, his name is Okan,’ and our bear’s name was registered as Okan,” Memişoğlu told CNN Turk. Workers at the wildlife center are continuing to monitor Okan and adjust his food so he doesn’t have tummy troubles again. “Our veterinarians and biologists here are adjusting our animal friends’ food intake; the amount doesn’t change, either up or down. Okan now eats seasonal fruits and vegetables, and bonito fish and honey in the winter,” Memişoğlu said.

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UH-OH! @MikeBiDude is gonna have to do MORE kiss-it-and-make-it-bettering: The Dodgers are Rushing to put Dalton on the IL.

“Ghost sharks” are lurking off the coast of Washington — and they have teeth growing between their eyes It’s easy to assume that teeth always grow inside mouths, yet a new study has revealed that some animals – such as the spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) – grow them elsewhere. Sometimes referred to as ‘ghost sharks’, adult male spotted ratfish have strange-looking hooked protrusions that appear on a head structure called the tenaculum, which the fish use to grasp mates during reproduction. The new research suggests that these protrusions are real teeth, and not merely lookalikes as previously assumed. “This insane, absolutely spectacular feature flips the long-standing assumption in evolutionary biology that teeth are strictly oral structures,” says Karly Cohen, a researcher at the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Labs. “The tenaculum is a developmental relic, not a bizarre one-off, and the first clear example of a toothed structure outside the jaw.” The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, says that these teeth develop from the same tissue responsible for oral teeth. The discovery suggests tooth-forming cells may have migrated outside the mouth early in evolution, adding to our understanding of how dental structures evolved. Spotted ratfish belong to an ancient group of cartilaginous fish called chimaeras, which split from sharks on the evolutionary tree millions of years ago. They measure about two feet in length and are named for the long slender tails that make up half of their body length. Only adult males develop the tenaculum, a white, peanut-shaped appendage between their eyes that becomes hooked and barbed during courtship. “Sharks don’t have arms, but they need to mate underwater,” says Cohen. “So, a lot of them have developed grasping structures to connect themselves to a mate during reproduction.” The adult male spotted ratfish is a relative of modern sharks and one of the most abundant fish species in Puget Sound – a large ocean inlet off the west coast of Washington. To uncover the tenaculum’s origins, researchers caught and analyzed hundreds of ratfish from the waters around San Juan Island in Puget Sound, a large ocean inlet off the west coast of Washington, USA. They used micro-CT scans and tissue samples to track the structure’s development and compared their findings with fossils of related species. The scans revealed that both male and female ratfish begin growing a tenaculum early in life, but only males develop it fully. “When we saw the dental lamina for the first time, our eyes popped,” Cohen says. “It was so exciting to see this crucial structure outside the jaw.” The dental lamina, a tissue layer responsible for producing new teeth, is typically found only in the mouth. Its presence in the tenaculum, alongside genetic evidence, confirmed these were true teeth, not the hardened skin denticles that cover many sharks and rays. “We have a combination of experimental data with paleontological evidence to show how these fishes coopted a preexisting program for manufacturing teeth to make a new device that is essential for reproduction,” says Michael Coates, professor at the University of Chicago and co-author of the study. Gareth Fraser, senior author and professor at the University of Florida, says the discovery highlights the diversity of dental structures through history. “If these strange chimaeras are sticking teeth on the front of their head, it makes you think about the dynamism of tooth development more generally.” Cohen adds, “Chimaeras offer a rare glimpse into the past. I think the more we look at spiky structures on vertebrates, the more teeth we are going to find outside the jaw.”

Get ready to be a-maized as the Corn Fest returns to the Queens County Farm beginning on Saturday, September 6. The event will feature the grand opening of the Amazing Maize Maze, a 3-acre corn maze sponsored by Con Edison. The family-friendly event, at 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park, includes a fun-filled corn-themed day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with activities, games, and food. The maze will also be open, giving guests a first chance to explore it and enjoy some early fall fun.

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We Asked Home Cooks Their Secret to the Most Successful Hash Browns—and They Said the Same Thing APPLE.NEWS The best home-cooked hash browns are made with love, of course—but there are a few important...

Orcas are ramming boats again and scientists now think it’s a game Experts say the whales seem to learn to play with boats from a young age. "Believe me: if they wanted to sink the boats, they'd be sinking the boat." Orcas are ramming boats again and scientists now think it’s a game APPLE.NEWS Experts say the whales seem to learn to play with boats from a young age. "Believe me: if they wanted to sink...

Photos: Fresh Pond Road Street Festival kicks off in Ridgewood – QNS QNS.COM The Fresh Pond Road Street Festival returned to Ridgewood on Thursday, Sept. 4, and will be running through...

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he has caused quite a kerfuffle in the NBA this week, uncovering a possible attempt to circumvent the salary cap by the richest owner in sports, Steve Ballmer.

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'So smart, such good storytelling': Actress Martha Plimpton on the new show 'Task' APPLE.NEWS Award-winning actress Martha Plimpton joins Morning Joe to discuss the new HBO show 'Task'.

We've all been pronouncing Denzel Washington's name wrong this whole time wash-ING-ton, perhaps?

He is married to the film's director Roshan Sethi. I enjoyed the film.

The Day the Cereal Aisle Stopped Being Magical APPLE.NEWS Once a highlight of childhood grocery trips, the cereal aisle has become a place where fun mascots and sugar...

https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/meet-albert-fattest-polar-bear-150544218.html Polar bears are built big, but one in Alaska has taken that reputation to new heights. In the small town of Kaktovik, locals know him as Fat Albert, a bear who has captured attention simply because of his enormous size. At nearly 680 kilograms (1,500 pounds), Albert dwarfs the average polar bear, which weighs closer to 450 kilograms (990 pounds). His oversized frame makes him stand out even in a place where bears are a daily sight. Though not the heaviest ever recorded, Albert’s story has reached far beyond the Arctic.