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North American heat wave hit wildlife hard, but a few surprising species thrived
- March 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Mussels baked by the billions. Insect larvae cooked inside scorched cherries. Baby birds plummeted to their deaths from their overheating nests. But some species did just fine during the 2021 North American heat wave, according to a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Originally published at Phys.org