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Keep your dog safe and cool during summer

By Anna Brooks / Oct 8, 2021

Fireworks scare us—that’s why we love them

By Anna Brooks / Dec 30, 2020

How a bank clerk became a record-breaking polar explorer

By Anna Brooks / Nov 28, 2018

How a pair of wildlife rescuers ended up with a chubby pet squirrel named Thumbelina

By Anna Brooks / Aug 30, 2018

We trained crows to pick up garbage, but can we teach ourselves?

By Anna Brooks / Aug 29, 2018

Reports of Homo erectus’ laziness are ‘moronic’

By Anna Brooks / Aug 20, 2018

How parched states like California fight wildfires

By Anna Brooks / Aug 8, 2018

The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface

By Anna Brooks / Aug 7, 2018

Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away

By Anna Brooks / Jul 31, 2018

Only 13 percent of the world’s oceans are still wild

By Anna Brooks / Jul 30, 2018

These animals will self-amputate arms, legs, and even sex organs to survive

By Anna Brooks / Jul 25, 2018

Here are 10 plants and animals that might have gone extinct without the Endangered Species Act

By Anna Brooks / Jul 23, 2018