Four people were shot dead by Bangladesh police on Wednesday during a gunfight in the middle of a mangrove forest that holds one of the world’s...
A rapid surge of algae has killed an estimated 8 million salmon across northern Norway in the past week, sending authorities scrambling to bring the situation...
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It’s often difficult to retain one’s faith in humanity, especially when witnessing the cruelty that members of our species are capable of. Our latest example of...
Grumpy Cat, Internet legend and star of too many viral memes to count, has passed away at the age of seven, according to her owners. The news...
The internet—once believed to be the key to a new era of digital freedom and democracy—hasn’t quite lived up to the hype. Instead, new advances in...
In a rare case of a species effectively evolving into existence twice, the Aldabra rail has re-evolved back into existence after first going extinct 136,000 years...
Nineteenth-century poet, playwright and social critic Oscar Wilde is credited with once saying “an idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.” While the quote certainly sounds nice...