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For years, industrial waste loaded with methyl mercury was dumped into a coastal bay, poisoning the water, the fish, and eventually the people who depended on them. Before the human toll was fully ...

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Summer will be here before we know it, and with it comes the season of camping trips, long hikes, and road adventures. It also brings that quiet confidence many of us have that if things ever went ...

We discuss the 10 most venomous animals on Earth. Read all about them, from the rockfish to the most venomous of all, the Inland Taipan Snake.

While most wild animals avoid humans, a small number of species are responsible for the majority of fatal attacks each year. Some are predators by nature, while others bite or kill out of defense, ...

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A cat’s weeklong screams at a couch went viral—until the owner looked underneath and found a surprise stowaway.

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The Trump administration is curbing animal experiments in response to shifts in public opinion, technological advances, years ...