Damaged Bears Find Solace in Rehab
Watch how Carpathian brown bears, scarred by the practice of training bears to dance for entertainment, are being given the chance to live out their lives in an environment tailored to creature comfort...
Stories by John Wendle
The Ominous Story of Syria’s Climate Refugees
Farmers who have escaped the embattled nation explain how drought and government abuse have driven social violence
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Engineers Race to Entomb the Decaying Chernobyl Reactor [Video]
A giant arch will enclose the crumbling sarcophagus before radiation leaks get worse, even as plans advance to turn the area into a nature preserve
The Ominous Story of Syria's Climate Refugees
Farmers who have escaped the battle-torn nation explain how drought and government abuse have driven social violence
