Watch: Jeff Bezos rushed by protester on stage at re:Mars conference

Shed no tears for Jeff Bezos. The Platonic ideal of an out-of-touch rich man was slightly inconvenienced Thursday when a protester confronted the billionaire king on stage at Amazon's re:Mars conference in Las Vegas. The protester, who was quickly ushered off…

These 15 ocean species have already gone extinct. A dozen others will probably disappear in our lifetime.

The planet is experiencing a mass extinction — the sixth time in Earth's history that a wide swath of species are seeing a major collapse in their populations. Human activities are to blame: p ollution, farming, and deforestation are destroying natural habita…

Combining his love of nature with his skills in animal photography, 21-year-old Ossi Saarinencaptures the many wild forest creatures living in Finland’s mystical woodlands.

Combining his love of nature with his skills in animal photography, 21-year-old Ossi Saarinencaptures the many wild forest creatures living in Finland’s mystical woodlands.

Facebook still a great place to amplify pre-election junk news, EU study finds – TechCrunch

Facebook still a great place to amplify pre-election junk news, EU study finds
A study carried out by academics at Oxford University to investigate how junk news is being shared on social media in Europe ahead of regional elections this month has found individual stories shared on Facebook’s platform can still hugely outperform the most…

Students walk out in global climate strike

School students walk out in global climate strike
Protests are under way in Australia and New Zealand but students from 110 countries are expected to participate.

UN study says humans are damaging nature at 'unprecedented' rate

You probably weren't expecting a feel-good nature report from the UN after its alarming findings on climate change, and you won't get one. The organization's Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has publishe…

Scientists Say Octopus Farms Would Be 'Unethical' and Awful for the Planet

I still remember the first time I tasted octopus. After an exhausting day reporting the troubles in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria, Gizmodo video producer Raúl Marrero and I headed to a seaside restaurant where I tried ensalada de pulpo as an appetizer. It …

Rare Asiatic Black Bear spotted in DMZ

Rare Asiatic Black Bear spotted in Demilitarised Zone
The animal, classified as endangered by the World Wildlife Fund, was captured on video in the area.

It's a Good Week for Animals Doing Crimes

Animals are just like us—deep down, they all want to do crimes and fight against structural oppression. And this week a lot of animals seem to be acting on their darkest impulses. While everything may not be working out for the animals, they are certainly acc…

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Fast Food Companies Are Getting Into Fake Meat, and the Results Are Actually Pretty Good

In the future, we were promised flying cars and fake meat. While the flying car part hasn’t panned out, fake meat appears poised to make inroads in Americans’ lives, particularly through fast foods. And in the process, it could end up being a big deal for the…

The biggest opportunity to help animals is ending the suffering of wildlife

Nature is brutal. The wild animal welfare movement asks: Does it have to be? Last week, viewers took to the internet to collectively grieve the “ heartbreaking ” and “ horrifying ” scenes of animal suffering throughout One Planet, the new Netflix nature docum…

For Sale: A Giant Bird With Beautiful Eggs (That Murdered Its Previous Owner)

An auction house in Florida is reportedly fulfilling the final wishes of an exotic animal collector by selling off his menagerie of about 100 animals, including the one with knife-like talons that took his life. Read more...

Is animal-based protein a good choice for health?

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The Hans India A new study has found that the diet rich in animal protein and meat is not a good choice for health. View full coverage on Google News

20 Adorable Animals That Will Make Your Day Brighter | CutesyPooh

20 Adorable Animals That Will Make Your Day Brighter | CutesyPooh

Discovery Channel and BBC Studios announce the streaming service of your nature doc dreams

Throw on your comfy fleece, grab a handful of trail mix, and get ready to hit play — the streaming service of your nature doc dreams is on the way. In a joint statement released Monday, Discovery and BBC Studios announced a "significant multi-million pound gl…

YouTube TV costs $50 per month after another price hike

YouTube TV isn't immune to the latest wave of rate hikes plaguing the streaming world. The Google-owned service has announced that it's raising the base monthly price to $50 ($55 if you subscribe directly through an Apple TV), effective immediately for new su…

Development update on Animal Crossing Switch (and everything else) /s

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Nintendo Enthusiast Nintendo Direct 4.1.2019 - Everything Coming To Switch IGN Updated Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Joker trailer no longer mentions April release window EventHubs PAX East Fi…

USDA Says It Will Stop Killing Cats

Following the outcry over a disturbing government research practice that resulted in what critics have described as kitten slaughter, a research agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will no longer conduct the deadly testing as par…

Launching from YC, Eclipse Foods casts a long shadow over the $336 billion dairy industry

Eclipse Foods may be the company that finally takes milk out of the dairy business. Ever since the acquisition of WhiteWave Foods by the French dairy giant Danone for over $10 billion investors have been thirsting for a technology that would give consumers a …