“They’re among the region’s most despised species, but some tribes, researchers and landowners are racing to save them.”
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Animals as Chemical Factories
“Horses bled for antivenom, crabs drained for endotoxin tests, and silkworms boiled for silk. Science can now replace these practices with synthetic alternatives — but we need to find ways to scale them.”
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The Strange Romance of Seahorses
“A marine biologist and photographer gets up close and personal with mysterious pygmy seahorses.”
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Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on Animals and Plants. What Their Keepers Do to Protect Them
“How zookeepers and botanists keep animals and plants cool in extreme weather.”
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Inside California’s Brutal Underground Market for Puppies: Neglected Dogs, Deceived Owners, Big Profits
“Buyers are often fooled into thinking they’re supporting reputable, local breeders, but are instead fueling a trade in which some puppies are born and raised in horrific conditions.”
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There Will Be Blood
“Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation.”
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The Mad Scientist and the Killer Whales
“Since 2020, orcas off the coast of Spain and Portugal have sunk several sailing vessels and destroyed hundreds of others. Renaud de Stephanis won’t rest until he stops them.”
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Most People Are Disgusted by These Animals. These New Yorkers Are Filling Their Homes with Them.
“In NYC, many wildlife rehabbers see pests as part of a thriving urban ecosystem.”
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Ant Geopolitics
“Over the past four centuries quadrillions of ants have created a strange and turbulent global society that shadows our own.”