Animals
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Rabbits with 'horns' sighted across Colorado
speed read These creatures are infected with the 'mostly harmless' Shope papilloma virus
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Blue whales have gone silent and it's posing troubling questions
Under the radar Warming oceans are the answer
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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6 of the scariest spiders in existence
The Explainer These 8-legged critters can cause serious harm
By Devika Rao, The Week US Last updated
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The revived plan for Trump's border wall could cause problems for wildlife
The Explainer The proposed section of wall would be in a remote stretch of Arizona
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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'Thriving' ecosystem found 30,000 feet undersea
Speed Read Researchers discovered communities of creatures living in frigid, pitch-black waters under high pressure
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Spiking whale deaths in San Francisco have marine biologists worried
In the Spotlight Whale deaths in the city's bay are at their highest levels in 25 years
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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What would happen to Earth if humans went extinct?
The Explainer Human extinction could potentially give rise to new species and climates
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Bad news, alpha males. You likely don't actually exist.
Under the radar Most primate communities are egalitarian
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Scientists and Peter Jackson attempt to bring back an extinct bird — kind of
In the Spotlight Colossal Biosciences was the company behind the 'resurrected' dire wolves
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Scientists want to regrow human limbs. Salamanders could lead the way.
Under the radar Humans may already have the genetic mechanism necessary
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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A potentially mutating bat virus has some scientists worried about the next pandemic
Under the Radar One subgroup of bat merbecovirus has scientists concerned
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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'Retailers have a role to play, too'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Dehorning rhinos sharply cuts poaching, study finds
Speed Read The painless procedure may be an effective way to reduce the widespread poaching of rhinoceroses
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The New World screwworm is making a deadly comeback
The explainer The parasite is spreading quickly
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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