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Japanese Expedition Kills 333 Whales, Defying International Law

Officials disagree on whether or not this controversial practice is unfairly maligned.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 31, 2017

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Japanese Expedition Kills 333 Whales, Defying International Law

Officials disagree on whether or not this controversial practice is unfairly maligned.

By All That's Interesting • March 31, 2017

The Colonel-In-Chief Of The Norwegian King’s Guard Is A Penguin

Members of Norway’s Kongens Garde have one simple, yet serious, task: Keep the King of Norway alive. Given the stakes, one might imagine that the emblem of the King’s Guard would be just as august, exuding only honor, dignity, and courage. And yet, the mascot of the King’s Guard is...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 30, 2017

The Colonel-In-Chief Of The Norwegian King’s Guard Is A Penguin

Members of Norway’s Kongens Garde have one simple, yet serious, task: Keep the King of Norway alive. Given the stakes, one might imagine that the emblem of the King’s Guard would be just as august, exuding only honor, dignity, and courage. And yet, the mascot of the King’s Guard is...

By All That's Interesting • March 30, 2017

The Incredible Stories Of The First Animals In Space, In 40 Photos

Before Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in 1961, there were the animals. The first astronauts to break through Earth’s atmosphere had no understanding of what they were doing. They were dogs and monkeys, strapped into rockets and blasted out of the world they knew –...

By Mark Oliver • Mar 29, 2017

The Incredible Stories Of The First Animals In Space, In 40 Photos

Before Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in 1961, there were the animals. The first astronauts to break through Earth’s atmosphere had no understanding of what they were doing. They were dogs and monkeys, strapped into rockets and blasted out of the world they knew –...

By Mark Oliver • March 29, 2017

Missing Link Between Modern Dogs And Early Canids Discovered In New Guinea

Humans have found a community of the elusive Highland Wild Dogs for the first time in more than half a century.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 28, 2017

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Missing Link Between Modern Dogs And Early Canids Discovered In New Guinea

Humans have found a community of the elusive Highland Wild Dogs for the first time in more than half a century.

By All That's Interesting • March 28, 2017

Drones May Be The Answer To Africa’s Worsening Elephant Poaching Crisis

Africa lost 30 percent of its elephants to illegal poaching between 2007 and 2014. Drones may be the solution.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 14, 2017

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Drones May Be The Answer To Africa’s Worsening Elephant Poaching Crisis

Africa lost 30 percent of its elephants to illegal poaching between 2007 and 2014. Drones may be the solution.

By All That's Interesting • March 14, 2017

Poachers Poison Rare Giant Tusker Elephant To Death

Poachers murdered this scarce elephant in hopes of stealing his giant tusks.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 9, 2017

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Poachers Poison Rare Giant Tusker Elephant To Death

Poachers murdered this scarce elephant in hopes of stealing his giant tusks.

By All That's Interesting • March 9, 2017

Poachers Break Into Paris-Area Zoo To Kill Rhino And Take Its Horn

The poachers shot Vince the rhinoceros before removing his horn with a chainsaw.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 7, 2017

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Poachers Break Into Paris-Area Zoo To Kill Rhino And Take Its Horn

The poachers shot Vince the rhinoceros before removing his horn with a chainsaw.

By All That's Interesting • March 7, 2017

Vets Surgically Remove Nearly 1,000 Coins From Sea Turtle’s Stomach

Surgeons removed almost 11 pounds of metal coins from this green sea turtle's stomach.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 6, 2017

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Vets Surgically Remove Nearly 1,000 Coins From Sea Turtle’s Stomach

Surgeons removed almost 11 pounds of metal coins from this green sea turtle's stomach.

By All That's Interesting • March 6, 2017

This Dinosaur Looked Like A Chicken And May Have Been Able To Fly, New Discovery Reveals

A new laser-based technique has found that the Anchiornis might have soared through the Jurassic skies.

By John Kuroski • Mar 2, 2017

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This Dinosaur Looked Like A Chicken And May Have Been Able To Fly, New Discovery Reveals

A new laser-based technique has found that the Anchiornis might have soared through the Jurassic skies.

By John Kuroski • March 2, 2017

Vaquita, The World’s Smallest Porpoise, Is On The Verge Of Extinction

Only 30 vaquita porpoises remain and there's no sure way to save them.

By Savannah Cox • Feb 28, 2017

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Vaquita, The World’s Smallest Porpoise, Is On The Verge Of Extinction

Only 30 vaquita porpoises remain and there's no sure way to save them.

By Savannah Cox • February 28, 2017

Harvard Scientists Plan To Resurrect Woolly Mammoth By 2019

Via DNA splicing, mammoths may be coming back — and helping to fight climate change — very soon.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 17, 2017

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Harvard Scientists Plan To Resurrect Woolly Mammoth By 2019

Via DNA splicing, mammoths may be coming back — and helping to fight climate change — very soon.

By All That's Interesting • February 17, 2017

Indian Park Rangers Shoot Poachers On Sight, Reduce Rhino Poaching To Almost Zero

The "shoot-on-sight" policy at India's Kaziranga national park saw more poachers killed by guards than rhinos killed by poachers in 2015.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 13, 2017

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Indian Park Rangers Shoot Poachers On Sight, Reduce Rhino Poaching To Almost Zero

The "shoot-on-sight" policy at India's Kaziranga national park saw more poachers killed by guards than rhinos killed by poachers in 2015.

By All That's Interesting • February 13, 2017