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Researchers pulled 8,080 pounds of invasive python from one Florida county

Researchers working in Collier County, Florida, removed 8,080 pounds of Burmese pythons in a concentrated removal effort that ...
The New Yorker

David Wain’s Wet Hot American Comedy

The comedian and director David Wain talks about the State, making his first film in eight years, and the challenges of ...
EcoPortal.net

Burmese pythons have wiped out 98 percent of Florida’s opossums, so scientists are now strapping GPS collars onto the survivors and letting the snakes eat them, becau…

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...
IFLScience

Python Bowl: Competition To Catch And Kill Invasive Snakes Returns To Florida’s Everglades

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten ...

Brandon Sanderson can explain why Fourth Wing became a phenomenon

Brandon Sanderson — author of the Mistborn Saga and Stormlight Archive — recently sat down with fellow writer Joe Abercrombie ...
The Cool Down

Cyclist spots alligator chomping giant Burmese python, then swimming off with the catch

A video of an alligator in the Florida Everglades biting into an invasive Burmese python and then swimming off with the snake ...
Macworld

You can blame the iPhone for the plunging U.S. birth rate

A study claims that the iPhone has contributed to a significant decrease in the birth rate after its release in 2007.

‘Backrooms: Everything Must Go’: Everything New in Kane Parsons’ Extended Version

Everything must go in the new extended cut of Kane Parsons‘ “Backrooms,” released in theaters on Friday. “Backrooms,” which ...

Snake Hunters Head to Florida for the Wildest, Most Viral Competition in the Country

Former “Python Challenge” winner Taylor Stanberry says the timing of this year’s challenge should lead to lots of invasive ...

America’s Longevity Milestone At 250: We’ve Added Years. Now What?

As America marks 250 years, rising U.S. life expectancy may be one of its greatest achievements. The next challenge: turning ...
The New York Times

250 Years Later, Why We’re Still Fighting About Our Founding

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