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Plants & Animals Jan 4, 2024

Spiders really may be more scared of you than you are of them

Spiders have evolved creative strategies to allow them to thrive in habitats across the globe. The one thing that seems to elude them though, is the ability to charm the humans that they encounter.

Ecology Dec 21, 2023

Dogs, antennas and honey for Japan's big bear problem

Thousands of bears are being shot in Japan each year as they become more and more of a problem. Junpei Tanaka and his dog Rela, straining at her leash in the woods, have a kinder, smarter way.

Social Sciences Dec 19, 2023

Victorian Britain had its own anti-vaxxers—and they helped bring down a government

As the 1906 UK general election results rolled in, it became clear that the Conservative party, after 11 years in power, had suffered one of the most disastrous defeats in its history. Of 402 Conservative MPs, 251 lost their ...

Social Sciences Dec 15, 2023

War in Gaza: An ethicist explains why you shouldn't turn to social media for information about the conflict

As the war between Israel and Hamas drags on, many on both sides have taken to social media to gather information and air their outrage. The impulse to do so is understandable: Political activism on social media provides ...

Social Sciences Dec 13, 2023

Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America's downtowns, and now they're fleeing back to suburbia

Holiday shopping is in full swing, but city dwellers may have fewer options for buying in person than they did a few years ago. That's because many large chain stores are pulling out of central cities.

Social Sciences Dec 12, 2023

Human trafficking, sexual abuse, exploitation: 'Loss and damage' fund will not compensate, says researcher

(In this article, aliases are used to protect people's identity.)

Environment Dec 7, 2023

'Forever chemicals' found in freshwater fish, yet most states don't warn residents

Bill Eisenman has always fished. "Growing up, we ate whatever we caught—catfish, carp, freshwater drum," he said. "That was the only real source of fish in our diet as a family, and we ate a lot of it."

Earth Sciences Nov 14, 2023

Research reveals extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding are devastating millions of lives

New research reveals millions of people around the world living in poverty have been experiencing a "climate hazard flip" since the turn of the century.

Veterinary medicine Nov 10, 2023

China's animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade

When Han Jiali's beloved cat Dabai was taken from her Shanghai home last year, she embarked on a hunt for her pet that took her deep into the bowels of China's underground feline meat trade.

Environment Nov 10, 2023

In a pickle: Baltic herring threatened by warming sea

Even aged 84, Holger Sjogren nimbly untangles the knots in his herring net as it was lowered into the murky depths of the Baltic Sea.

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