In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in Massachusetts when a colleague from New ...

Since 1983, Mainers have fanned out across lakes and ponds across the state on the third Saturday in July to help count the Common Loon. The results from this summer's 42nd annual loon tally are in, ...

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservationists say the birds aren't out of the woods yet. Maine ...

IBM has introduced two different quantum chips that it believes could help demonstrate "quantum advantage," or the ability for a quantum computer to solve a problem faster than a classical computer, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - IBM (IBM.N), opens new tab announced on Wednesday it has built a new experimental quantum computing chip called Loon that demonstrates it hit a key milestone toward ...

Minnesota withstood falling a man down in the first half, an early 2-0 deficit and penalty kicks to win a bonkers Game 3 Minnesota United defender Anthony Markanich (13) leaps on teammates while ...

At this point in the season, most migrating songbirds and raptors have already left. But on lakes and ponds across New England, some loons are still fishing and paddling. Loon parents may set off for ...

If Minnesota United wants to visualize their ideal performance for Game 2 of their playoff series with the Seattle Sounders at 9:45 p.m. Monday, they won’t even need to close their eyes. All they’ll ...