“What Darwin saw in the Galápagos.”
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The Brits Panning for Gold
“In remote rivers, prospectors still hunt for treasure .They even hold tournaments.”
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The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us
“Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.”
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What Training My Chaotic Dog Taught Me About Power, Control – and Human Beings
“Our lovable yet unruly boxer Dusty forced me to wonder: if a dog has no morals, how do you teach it to be ‘good’?”
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‘David Bowie Was a Crazy Workaholic’: Labyrinth at 40 – an Oral History
“Today, Jim Henson’s dark fairytale is seen as a classic of 80s high camp. But on release, it bombed.”
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The Brexit Catch
“Britain’s fishermen became the folk heroes of Brexit. In Brixham, they were promised a brighter future. Did it ever arrive?”
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The People Who Know Too Much: A Reading List on Amateur Experts
The people whose private fixations become a way of seeing, remembering, and caring for the world.
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It Was Britain’s Most Expensive House. Why is its Only Resident a Homeless Man Who Lives on the Porch?
“With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment of this palace tell us about the UK?”
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Humans Killed Millions of Vultures. Now People Are Paying the Price.
“As vultures vanished, dogs multiplied, and rabies spread. Humans are living with the consequences.”
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The True Story Behind the “El Cap Kindergartener” Ascent
“On May 22, a 7-year-old reached the summit of El Capitan. Why are so many climbers upset about it?”