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Called Debug, the project targets Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are native to Africa but have infiltrated nearly half of California’s counties since first being detected in the state in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
No DNA evidence was found to link the Bremen native to the French boy's murder.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
When she got pregnant with her second child, she persuaded her husband, a New York City native, to move to Hudson.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The Chinese money plant is a perennial species native to China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The Streeler is native to several African countries, though it has been successfully raised by wizards in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
