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New restrictions will make it harder to sell ivory from African elephants.

The U.S. Just Announced an Unprecedented Ban on African Ivory

Will tighter rules help reduce global demand?

A tiger held captive at Thailand's so-called "Tiger Temple" in 2011.

Thailand’s Controversial "Temple Tigers" Are Finally Free

Thai officials found nearly 140 captive tigers as well as 40 dead cubs kept in freezers at the self-proclaimed sanctuary

Five Landmarks Threatened by Climate Change

Will a warming planet destroy humankinds' most precious cultural treasures?

Ronald Reagan signing the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 that apologized for the internment of Japanese American citizens and permanent residents during World War II.

Five Times the United States Officially Apologized

These are a few instances where the U.S. admitted it had done wrong

It's so hard to quit you.

The U.S. Nuclear Program Still Uses Eight-Inch Floppy Disks

Technological change takes forever to boot up

This sad relic of ancient Rome is up for adoption.

Rome Is Looking for People to Adopt Famous, Falling-Apart Sites

When in Rome, pony up some cash for cultural preservation

The dug out end of the tunnel, as photographed in 2009.

The Longest, Deepest Train Tunnel in the World Is About to Open

It goes straight through the base of the Alps

An artist's representation of an artificial meteor shower.

This Startup Wants to Open the 2020 Olympics With a Man-Made Meteor Shower

Could the only thing better than fireworks be fireworks launched from space?

Fewer young Americans than ever are leaving their parents' nest to live with a partner or spouse.

Young Adults Are More Likely to Live at Home Than With Significant Others

Is Mom's basement the battlefield for a new social groundswell?

Bug Poop Is Turning the Taj Mahal Green

To make matters worse, constant cleaning is damaging the monument’s delicate marble

A pile of discarded prayer flags lays in front of Mount Everest, which claimed four lives in just four days over the weekend.

Four People Have Died on Everest in as Many Days

The mountain's terrible toll has set the 2016 climbing season off to a rocky start

An artist's rendering of the Indian Space Research Organization's prototype Reusable Launch Vehicle.

India’s Space Agency Just Launched a Mini Space Shuttle

One small step towards a cheaper space program

Frances Green, Margaret (Peg) Kirchner, Ann Waldner and Blanche Osborn leaving their plane, "Pistol Packin' Mama," at the four-engine school at Lockbourne AAF, Ohio, during WASP ferry training.

Female WWII Pilots Can Now Be Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

Seventy-five years later, WASPs have won one last battle

Nile Crocodiles Have Moved to Florida

Three "unusual" crocodilians turned out to be more closely related to South African crocs than American ones

The World's Longest Pizza Took 250 Chefs More Than Six Hours to Make

No surprise, the record-holding pie was created in Naples

This visualization shows how temperatures in the top 1,000 feet, approximately, of the Pacific Ocean at the equator were warmer or cooler than average during 5-day periods centered on three dates this spring: March 14, April 13 and May 3. 

Say Goodbye to a Historic El Niño and Hello to La Niña

Conditions are looking ripe for the cooler climate pattern to take over in the Pacific

The Pacific blue tang is the inspiration for the hero of PIxar's upcoming movie, "Finding Dory."

Conservationists Are Worried That “Finding Dory” Could Be Bad for Exotic Fish

Nemo and Dory make for problematic pets

Sikh passengers aboard the Komagata Maru in Vancouver's Burrard Inlet, 1914.

The Story of the Komagata Maru Is a Sad Mark on Canada’s Past

Why Prime Minister Trudeau’s decision to formally apologize is so significant

The BBC's free recipe repository will be shuttered some time in the next 12 months.

Thousands of People Are Trying to Save BBC’s Recipe Archive

Cost-cutting measures may nix the broadcaster's online recipe database

China Will Start Publicly Shaming Tourists Who Graffiti Mount Everest

Leave nothing but footprints

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