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On Oct. 20, International Sloth Day, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Congress to ban the import of wild sloths into the United States. The proposed legislation comes months after the deaths of 58 of the approximately 69 sloths imported to Sloth World, a Florida-based tourist attraction. “We owe it to these animals, […]
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Passing the draft laws now, a year before the next parliamentary election, is a case of “token gestures” rather than a genuine effort to reform abortion law, said Zofia Marcinek of the Abortion Dream…
How the wildlife of Karthik Subbaraj’s period drama reveals the absurdity and smallness of human prejudice
Gaps in geriatric healthcare and support systems leave many older people struggling to access medical care, find reliable caregivers, and cope with mental health concerns and social isolation.
Off the coast of Cornwall in southwest England, a pole rises from a buoy with a pair of big eyes on top. The head spins, creating what researchers call an “animated eye effect.” Its job is to scare…
A genomic study of 267 California nutria points to central Oregon and a recent introduction rather than a long-hidden group.
South Africa's R186 million forensic funding faces scrutiny as experts warn that procurement failures and a severe DNA backlog continue to delay rape and murder investigations, leaving victims waiting…
