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A horse grazes in a field, in Longvilliers, France.

Environment

How Welfare Ranchers Take Taxpayers for a Ride

Ranchers on BLM land have 94 percent of their grazing costs covered by taxpayers. And they target wild horses for removal in order to preserve the rangeland that makes this financial windfall possible.

James McWilliams

Two wild horses stand together on Black Mountain as heavy snow falls on January 16th, 2018, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Met Office has placed an amber weather warning alert on the province with school closures and some roads impassable. More snow is expected over the next 24 hours.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Amber Weather Warning in Place in Northern Ireland

Two wild horses stand together on Black Mountain as heavy snow falls on January 16th, 2018, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Horse Racing in the U.K.

Buveur D’Air, ridden by Noel Fehily, jumps before going on to win the Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge…

Pacific Standard Staff

Environment

Horses Can Read Human Faces

Hey, Wilbur! New research from the U.K. finds horses are aware when a facial expression signals anger.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

How Horse Meat Might Get Into the U.S. Food System

The hidden pipeline for America’s mystery meat may start at home.

James McWilliams

Economics

The Future of Work: What If There Isn’t One?

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

Martin Ford

Environment

The Fuzzy Math Being Used to Justify Horse Slaughter in the United States

Did closing slaughterhouses really lead to an increase in animal abuse?

James McWilliams

Environment

Adding a Horse to the Horseless Carriage of Yore

Nostalgic for the nostalgia of yesterday? Popular Science had a thriving enterprise in the 1930s that looked back at wacky inventions from earlier years.

Matt Novak

Environment

All the Pretty Beach Horses

Can the descendants of horses left by Spanish explorers coexist with native plants and animals on North Carolina's environmentally sensitive Outer Banks? A study will tell.

Nick DiUlio