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Fur traps fingered as source of grizzly injuries
In 2016, wildlife biologist Clayton Lamb was securing a GPS collar to a tranquilized grizzly bear in southeastern British Columbia when he noticed one of its paws was missing three toes. Weird, he remembers thinking, but not surprising for the rough-and-tumble animals. Then, three more grizzlies popped up sporting similarly mangled paws. Anxious to solve the mystery behind this grisly...
Sexual harassment plagues Antarctic research
The U.S. Antarctic research program is
rife with sexual harassment and assault, according to a report released last week
. Commissioned by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which manages the program, and written by an external firm, the report also found that those working in Antarctica largely don’t trust their employers to take harassment complaints seriously, to...
Anthony Fauci, loved and hated, plots his next move: ‘I'm not going to sit in my house’
In a candid exit interview, the NIAID head reflects on the seven presidents he served, controversial decisions, and feuding with Rand Paul