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Scientists spoke up against a de-extinction company. Then the smears began.
When evolutionary biologist Vincent Lynch heard the news that a $10 billion biotech company had brought the once extinct dire wolf back to life, he c…
2 months ago
City Summer, Country Summer
Growing up, Kiese Laymon thought of himself as a city kid. But he spent his childhood with a foot in two worlds: his mom’s house in the capital city …
2 months, 1 week ago
Introducing Heavyweight
Have you ever had something from your past that you just couldn't let go of? A friendship that suddenly ended, a question you never asked, or simply …
2 months, 1 week ago
If climate change were a choose-your-own-adventure story
Dean Russell had just wrapped several reporting projects on climate change, mental health, and COVID. “My world was just so serious,” he said. That’s…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Introducing Heavyweight
Have you ever had something from your past that you just couldn't let go of? A friendship that suddenly ended, a question you never asked, or simply …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Willy Wonka factory of product testing
Producer Felix Poon goes on a field trip to the headquarters of Consumer Reports, where they test snow blowers on wet sawdust, drop bicycle helmets o…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Fiasco al fresco
At the height of summer, when so many of us are grabbing picnic blankets, hitting the beach, and embracing an al fresco lifestyle, a tale of two outd…
3 months ago
Night Owls
For over ten years, biologist Mark Higley has been stalking the forests of the Hoopa Valley Reservation with a shotgun. His mission? To save the enda…
3 months, 1 week ago
The sunscreen episode
As consumers, we’re looking for a lot in our sunscreen. Not only do we want it to protect us from sunburns and skin cancer, we also want it to be inv…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How far would you go for a crow?
To the American birder, spotting the Tamaulipas Crow is potentially a once-in-a-lifetime event. The crow's range is mostly in Mexico and extends ever…
3 months, 3 weeks ago