quote [ Outdoor cats are considered one of the worst invasive species by ecologists. And humans are bitterly torn over how to respond. ]

quote [ In 1910, a failed House bill sought to increase the availability of low-cost meat by importing hippopotamuses that would be killed to make "lake cow bacon" ]

quote [ It’s been over a decade since we’ve heard from the elusive White Stripes drummer. Could renewed attention over a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination coax her back into the spotlight? ]

quote [ In the Canary Islands, endangered angelsharks and European tourists are attracted to the same habitat which, for once, isn’t bad for the wildlife. ]

quote [ A mysterious staple of Buenos Aires nightlife in the 1910s and 20s, Raúl Grigera was an audacious Afro-Argentine dandy, an eccentric bohemian icon, a man who called himself el murciélago (the bat). Paulina L. Alberto examines the racial stories told by photographs, comic strips, and newspaper articles about a person many knew only as “el negro Raúl”, searching for the life behind the legend. ]

quote [ The 1998 Jim Carrey film about a man whose entire life is filmed came to embody a new age of reality television. And, 25 years on, it continues to resonate, writes Emily Maskell. ]

quote [ Ever since Sophie Blanchard stepped into the basket with her husband, the famous balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard, she knew she belonged to the air. Before she found her calling, Sophie was a shy and nervous person, who couldn’t even take a carriage ride because she was afraid of loud noises and was startled too easily. But once airborne, Sophie underwent a striking metamorphosis and transformed into an almost reckless daredevil. ]

quote [ Nearly two decades after the final version of IRIX, the SGI community has deep hopes for bringing the platform’s operating system back to life—the hard way. ]

quote [ Every summer, hundreds of millipedes are murdered on one small Massachusetts island. ]

quote [ Variations on spaghetti make it easy for many to find a taste of home in the South. ]