Animals
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A summer of shark attacks
Speed Read A spate of shark attacks off the Northeast coast has swimmers and surfers on edge. What’s behind the biting spree?
By The Week Staff Published
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Lewis whale pod post-mortem: what caused Britain’s worst mass stranding for 70 years?
Talking Point Whale beachings are on the rise in the UK, but humans aren’t necessarily to blame
By Harriet Marsden Published
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The U.S. veterinarian shortage crisis
Speed Read With an anticipated shortage of 15,000 vets by 2030, it will be harder to get care for pets
By Catherine Garcia Published
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Why are animals washing ashore across the country?
Speed Read Marine animals are ending up beached in the thousands
By Devika Rao Published
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The ancient megalodon shark survival myth
Under the Radar Study provides clues to giant predator’s disappearance and debunks social media theories of its survival
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Woman dies days after knocking inside her coffin
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Controversy-stricken SeaWorld opens first park outside of United States
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By Justin Klawans Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Streaming, postal prejudice and inside animals’ minds
podcast Will a court ruling change the way we watch sport? What went wrong at the Post Office? And how do animals see the world?
By The Week Staff Published
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What’s causing the rising number of epidemics under the sea?
feature While above ground the world grappled with a pandemic, a problem has been swimming below the surface
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Vengeful killer whales teaching young to attack boats in Gibraltar
Speed Read An orca named White Gladis is thought to be using social learning to instigate physical contact with boats
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Colombia's 'cocaine hippos': A problem too big to ignore
Speed Read Descendants of four hippos that once belonged to drug kingpin Pablo Escobar are wreaking havoc on the country
By Harold Maass Published
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Can a fishing ban save the West Coast's salmon?
Speed Read California salmon are in "dire straits." Experts hope curtailing fishing season will help.
By Devika Rao Published
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How offshore wind projects came to be wrongly blamed for whale deaths
Speed Read A string of whales washing ashore has put new wind energy development in the hot seat
By Devika Rao Published
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Scientists break record for fish filmed in deepest waters to date
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By Devika Rao Published
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