Animals
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Cows can use tools, scientists report
Speed Read The discovery builds on Jane Goodall’s research from the 1960s
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Climate change could lead to a reptile ‘sexpocalypse’
Under the radar The gender gap has hit the animal kingdom
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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How drones have detected a deadly threat to Arctic whales
Under the radar Monitoring the sea in the air
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘Jumping genes': How polar bears are rewiring their DNA to survive the warming Arctic
Under the radar The species is adapting to warmer temperatures
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The UK’s ‘wallaby boom’
Under the Radar The Australian marsupial has ‘colonised’ the Isle of Man and is now making regular appearances on the UK mainland
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Can musicians challenge Putin?
Podcast Plus who were the ‘human hunters’ of the Bosnian war? And what should happen to captive penguins?
By The Week UK Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Are British rappers the world’s best?
Podcast Plus can the Maldives quit smoking? And can whales lead us to immortality?
By The Week UK Published
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Scientists have developed a broad-spectrum snake bite antivenom
Under the radar It works on some of the most dangerous species
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Eel-egal trade: the world’s most lucrative wildlife crime?
Under the Radar Trafficking of juvenile ‘glass’ eels from Europe to Asia generates up to €3bn a year but the species is on the brink of extinction
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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‘Congratulations on your house, but maybe try a greyhound instead’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Spaniards seeing red over bullfighting
Under the Radar Shock resignation of top matador is latest blow in culture war over tradition that increasingly divides Spain
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Icarus programme – the ‘internet of animals’
The Explainer Researchers aim to monitor 100,000 animals worldwide with GPS trackers, using data to understand climate change and help predict disasters and pandemics
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Primatologist Jane Goodall dies at 91
Speed Read She rose to fame following her groundbreaking field research with chimpanzees
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Rising costs are making it harder for people to afford pets
Under the Radar Shelters are filling up as a result
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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