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Tech
Scientists Warn that Sixth Mass Extinction Has ‘Probably Started’
A human-driven mass extinction “has begun on land and in freshwater seems increasingly likely,” according to a new article.
Becky Ferreira
1.19.22
Tech
Oh This Old Thing? It's Just a Three-Foot-Long Shipworm
Look at it.
Lisa Cumming
4.17.17
Food
There's a Danish Town Overrun with Giant Oysters
Ribe, a Danish town on the Jutland Peninsula, is rife with peculiarities. Not least the ever-multiplying plague of giant oysters bigger than human hands that live a few kilometers from the shore.
Rachel Walker
3.4.17

Food
Eat Giant African Snails Before They Eat Your House
At LAX, customs officials seized 67 giant African snails meant for someone's dinner plate, as they're traditionally eaten in West Africa. US officials fear that these snails will usher in an ecological apocalypse—which means that we should eat them...
Matthew Zuras
7.15.14