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Orangutan Moms Are the Tradwives of the Animal Kingdom. Their Job Is Easier for a Key Reason.
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (500+ words) When it comes to other great apes, the moms also get almost no help in raising their children'from dads, or anyone else'and they space their kids several years apart. Their families look even less like a "traditional" human family: Chimpanzees,…...
Protecting Wild Animals Has Never Been More Urgent. But There's a Reason It Can Be Harder Than It Seems.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (456+ words) Near the border of Norfolk in England, some weird-looking wire bridges span a busy road. They consist of pairs of poles on each side of the road, with a strip of wire mesh strung between and running down to the…...
Jacking into the Consciousness of a Beaver Has Never Been This Fun
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (397+ words) On this week's show, our panel gab about the new Pixar joint Hoppers, the limited series DTF St. Louis, and the 2026 Oscars. On this week's show, Dana and Steve are joined by long-time FOP Isaac Butler (and author of the…...
Americans Are Uniquely Infatuated With Bald Eagles. Too Bad Most of Us Have No Idea What They're Actually Like.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (592+ words) The bald eagle is an utter beast of a bird. "I always think that bald eagles sound like they're giggling," says Janet Ng, a wildlife biologist for the Canadian Wildlife Service. "A whistling kind of giggle." "Bald eagles are what…...
Gutting Our National Parks | 2025 Year in Review
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (207+ words) America's best idea" slams into some of its worst tendencies. All this week, What Next and What Next: TBD are re-airing some of our favorite conversations from throughout the year and checking back with the people in those conversations to…...
The Truth About That Scary New Glacier Study
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (384+ words) Now, for the first time, scientists have quantified the number of glaciers we're losing'and it's staggering. They've discovered that we're already losing 1, 000 glaciers a year. That rate is likely to climb. To learn more, we talked with Van Tricht, who…...
Which Bird Is the Smallest Member of the Falcon Species in North America?
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (60+ words) Today's topic is science. Can you ace the quiz and beat the average? Good luck! Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 9, 2025 Slate Crossword: Paul Anderson Movie Whose Title Implies a Series of Fights (Twelve'or Twenty-One'Letters) Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 8, 2025 Which…...
I Learned So Many of My Most Important Life Lessons From Jane Goodall
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1423+ words) Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Jane Goodall's death at 91 on Wednesday marked the end of a truly extraordinary life. She made discoveries that upended…...
Gutting Our National Parks
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (142+ words) America's best idea" slams into some of its worst tendencies. From the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge, and places in between like Yellowstone and the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, the National Park Service has been…...
Those De-Extinct Dire Wolves Were a Warning. Well, the Next Phase Is Coming.
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (872+ words) Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. New Zealanders are engaged in a daily struggle to protect their isolated islands at the edge of the world....