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A young elephant from Asia stands near his mother in its enclosure at the Pairi Daiza Zoo in Brugelette, eastern Belgium, on August 15, 2019 (Photo by Philippe HUGUEN / AFP) (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)

What we lose when the elephants go

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A picture taken on July 4, 2019 shows bees collecting nectar on a sunflower in a field in Weisskirchen, Germany. (Boris Roessler/AFP/Getty Images)

Bees: Bugs you can’t live without

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Residents shovel Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP) (AP)

The paradox of global warming and colder winters

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Tornadoes: Mayhem in the merry month of May

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Mueller’s problem: Trump eats evidence for lunch

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What gun background checks can’t detect: stupidity

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