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Deadly wildfires leave Borneo wildlife scrambling for fresh water

Wildfires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, are leaving wildlife without fresh water as ponds turn brackish and forest pools dry up, driving animals into villages and toward the coast. Residents and conservation groups are responding by providing water, rescuing affected animals and treating them as smoke and fires continue to affect their…

Podcast: Which Animals Are Conscious?

This week on the show, our hosts talk to Heather Browning, a philosopher at the University of Southampton in the U.K, and Deb Brown, a philosopher and the director of the Critical Thinking Project at…

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