The Silk Road: Eight goods traded along the ancient network ~humanities.history Article 1322 words, published Jun 29 2023 7 votes
Björk and Rosalía have collaborated on a new song to benefit activists fighting against industrial salmon farming in Björk's native Iceland ~music Article 643 words 6 votes
Aquaculture is bringing jobs and money to rural Icelandic regions, but a huge escape of farmed fish in August could devastate local salmon populations ~enviro Article 1674 words 7 votes
The highest-ranking penguin in the world, Sir Nils Olav III, has been promoted to Major General by the Norwegian King's Guard ~life Link 41 votes
Finland, Europe's leading producer of fox fur, has begun slaughtering 120,000 foxes and mink to stem an outbreak of avian flu that has hit fur farms ~enviro Article 290 words 8 votes
The pork industry’s forced cannibalism, explained ~food meat Article 1667 words, published Aug 5 2023 48 votes
Charles Henry Turner’s insights into animal behavior were a century ahead of their time ~science Article 1976 words 4 votes
A seed survival story: How trees keep 'friends' close and 'enemies' guessing ~science biology Article 1112 words 12 votes
Injection of kidney protein improves working memory in monkeys ~science biology Article 814 words 9 votes
Cash-strapped Finnish zoo is preparing to return two giant pandas on loan from China as it can no longer afford their upkeep ~enviro conservation Link 5 votes
An mRNA–lipid nanoparticle vaccine protects animals from twenty influenza lineages ~health medicine Link 4 votes
More than 1,000 mink farms in Denmark were ordered to close over fears of a Covid mutation – two years on, most will never reopen ~enviro Article 809 words 7 votes
OneWhale charity aims to establish first open water safe haven in a reserve for whales, including a Russian beluga that went viral on YouTube ~enviro conservation Article 677 words 2 votes
Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time after population collapses ~enviro climate change Article 575 words 16 votes
Denmark to allow significantly reduced mink production – limits on the number of people allowed to visit farms ~enviro Article 510 words 5 votes
Danish commission has harshly criticized the country's government for its decision to cull millions of healthy mink at the height of the coronavirus pandemic ~health Article 421 words 5 votes
Danish farmers turn their backs on mink after Covid mutation cull – just a handful of mink breeders express an interest in re-entering fur industry ~enviro Article 555 words 3 votes
Five parrots separated at British zoo after encouraging each other to curse profusely at guests ~science biology Article 307 words, published Sep 30 2020 18 votes
Are plants animals like any other? ~humanities philosophy Article 1819 words, published Apr 5 2021 5 votes
Book review: Are We Smart Enough To Know How Smart Animals Are? ~science biology Article 3631 words 4 votes
Pollution fears over mink buried after Covid culling in Denmark – signs of pollution detected at burial sites but no water contamination ~enviro pollution.ground Article 310 words 9 votes
Denmark will dig up millions of dead mink after a hasty cull and burial intended to stamp out a coronavirus mutation ended with a new contamination risk ~enviro pollution.ground Article 20 votes
Opposition MPs in Denmark have urged the government to dig up millions of mink that were buried in mass graves amid Covid-19 fears ~health Article 42 words 4 votes
Denmark's Minister of Agriculture has resigned over an illegal government order to cull the country's farmed mink – Mette Frederiksen also faced opposition calls to resign ~health Article 442 words 7 votes
Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, replicating evolution ~science biology Article 459 words, published Jun 19 2020 4 votes
Denmark's plans to cull seventeen million mink is facing legal obstacles after the government admitted it did not have a legal basis for the order ~health Article 226 words 10 votes
Danish veterinarians and farmers have begun culling at least 2.5 million minks in northern Denmark after coronavirus has been reported in at least sixty-three farms ~health Article 426 words 6 votes
Three animal reproduction specialists fact-check ‘The Bad Touch’ by the Bloodhound Gang ~music rock Article 1628 words, published Jun 20 2020 6 votes
The search for the world’s simplest animal: For centuries, scientists have obsessed over a primordial blob that can shape-shift, clone itself, and live indefinitely ~science biology.marine Article 3049 words 8 votes
One of Copenhagen Zoo's giant pandas escaped from its enclosure early on Monday and roamed the park before staff were able to sedate it and bring it back ~news denmark.copenhagen Article 236 words 4 votes
Thousands of people queue up online for drive-thru ‘safari’ at Toronto Zoo ~life.pets Article 560 words 6 votes
Japanese aquarium urges public to video-chat eels who are forgetting humans exist ~enviro Article 473 words 14 votes
The strange and dangerous world of America’s big cat people ~enviro conservation Article 7199 words 5 votes
Companion dog acquisition may reduce loneliness among community dog owners ~life.pets Article 5107 words, published Nov 5 2019 6 votes
'The sport is at a tipping point': Inside US horse racing’s deadly crisis ~sports Article 1570 words 5 votes
Scientists debate the origin of cell types in the first animals ~science biology Article 1193 words 6 votes
Country House wins the 2019 Kentucky Derby after Maximum Security disqualified ~sports Article 754 words 5 votes