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Animals
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What Drives Animal Diversity?
Some animal phyla contain millions of species while others have just one, and researchers are just beginning to…
Two Years After Announcing It Would Stop Showing Elephants, the Ringling Bros. Circus Closes
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will cease operations, owners announced this weekend. The 145-year-old business…
Giraffes Are Facing a Silent Extinction
The giraffe’s place on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List has jumped two spots…
How Cow Vaccinations Can Help Send Kids to School in Sub-Saharan Africa
Vaccinating livestock saves a substantial amount of money that can be put to other uses, economists find. By…
Climate Change Is Killing Some Species Before They Even Have a Chance to Adapt
Climate change has already led to local extinctions in half of species surveyed in a new study — and global…
Mapping the Early Range of the African Elephant
East African elephants poached in the 19th century were lost in time, but a new study aims to…
How Industrialization Brought About the Decline of Vertebrate Species
New research hints that contemporary habitat losses may have initiated population declines of around 95 percent in some…
The Battle for the Great Apes: Inside the Fight for Non-Human Rights
With several incremental victories behind them, animal-rights advocates are making their biggest push yet: to expand the definition of a person.
From Indonesia to Ohio: The Struggle to Breed Sumatran Rhinos in Captivity
In a desperate attempt to reverse a rapid population decline, a captive breeding program for Sumatran rhinos was…