Hunting the monkey torturers

A BBC investigation has uncovered a global monkey torture ring. This is the story of the torturers, the amateur sleuths who hunted them, and the fate of Mini, a baby monkey who became a celebrity in their twisted world.

Former Gun Company Executive Explains Roots of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic

Ryan Busse once worked for a major gun-maker. He now warns about the danger of growing radicalization in the industry.

Seven Questions With Progressive Strategist Simon Rosenberg

Founder of New Democrat Network and New Policy Institute—a liberal think tank and advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.—answers our questions.

Supreme Risk

Most rights are based in statute, but dozens — such as rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings — are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn and that current justices have questioned some aspect of.

Deep sea surveys detect over five thousand new species in future mining hotspot

There is a massive, mineral-rich region in the Pacific Ocean—about twice the size of India—called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), which has already been divided up and assigned to companies for future deep-sea mining. To better understand what may be at risk once companies start mining, a team of biologists has built the first “CCZ checklist” by compiling all the species records from previous research expeditions to the region. Their estimates of the species diversity of the CCZ, publishing in the journal Current Biology on May 25, included a total of 5,578 different species, an estimated 88%–92% of which are entirely new to science.

Slowing ocean current caused by melting Antarctic ice could have drastic climate impact, study says

The Southern Ocean overturning circulation has ebbed 30% since the 90s, CSIRO scientist claims, leading to higher sea levels and changing weather

Save the Frogs Day is this Friday, April 28

How Bees Benefit Other Living Things

Bees truly are miraculous creatures – let’s examine the ways they benefit our lives and the other residents of planet Earth.