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    Rats in Vests Sniff Out Wildlife Trade

    They can identify pangolin scales, rhino horn, and elephant ivory.

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    What Happened to Ancient Megafauna?

    Recent studies show it wasn’t the climate that did them in.

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    African Glaciers Will Vanish In Our Lifetimes

    The loss of ice on Kilimanjaro and other peaks will upend ecosystems and livelihoods.

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    The Tiny Ant and the Mighty Lion

    How one insect is reshaping the ecosystem of the African savannah.

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    The Landslide Problem

    Where natural disasters are getting more deadly.

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    Tracking the Lion Poachers

    Forensic science comes to wildlife law enforcement.

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    Social Media Is Not Heroin

    You may think you scroll too much, but psychologists caution against calling it an addiction.