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Sharks in Bahamas Now More Productive Than Wall Street Analysts, Study Finds

ELEUTHERA, Bahamas — In what scientists are carefully describing as “a sign of escalating environmental contamination” and everyone else is recognizing as “yeah, that tracks,” researchers have confirmed that sharks...

World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing Promises Safer Way for Animals to Flee California

AGOURA HILLS, California — After years of construction, delays and escalating costs, officials here announced the near-completion of the world’s largest wildlife crossing this week,...

California Squirrels Discover Meat, Declare Nuts ‘Last Season’

Fashion has always borrowed from the animal kingdom. Leopard prints, snakeskin boots, the occasional ethically ambiguous mink shrug. But for the truly forward-thinking dresser, inspiration...

Polar Bear Just Standing There, Still Used as Symbol of Imminent Doom

ARCTIC CIRCLE — In what experts are calling “another powerful visual metaphor,” a polar bear was once again photographed Tuesday simply standing on a...