elephants Elephants evolving to be born without tusks thanks to ruthless poachers Carla Sinclair

facebook Facebook is the hub of the global trade in endangered species: can securities law be used to force the company into action? Cory Doctorow

russia Mammoth pirates plunder Russian arctic for "ethical ivory" Andrea James

animals China plans to ban ivory trade "within a year or so." US official: Yes it's a "huge" deal. Xeni Jardin

conservation Ivory smuggling route tracked via fake tusks with GPS Andrea James

Dungeons and Dragons D20 dice made from wooly mammoth ivory David Pescovitz

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chocolate Hot chocolate! Cocoa prices hit all-time highs amid global supply shortages Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Proof elephants are smarter and funnier than most humans I know (sorry, humans!) Jennifer Sandlin

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science fiction Get the free online edition of the classic 1986 cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades Mark Frauenfelder

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

climate change Could wild horses save us from wildfires? Ruben Bolling

Technology Adam Smith and the 18th-century gadgets that inspired him Rob Beschizza

Science 18th century sculpture depicts how people used to believe "tooth worms" caused cavities Popkin

Science Ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to be extinct, turns up in Louisiana Rob Beschizza

tabloids Trump's divorce (and friendly aliens) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Games Recreating Street Fighter's punchable arcade controls Rob Beschizza