Helen Rosner, executive editor of "Eater" and co-host of "The Eater Upsell," fills us in on how robotic animals are helping wildlife officers hunt hunters.
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Those Pesky Pigeons Can Actually Spot Cancer
Writer and "Call Your Girlfriend" co-host Ann Friedman explains a new study which found that pigeons can detect cancer cells just as well as humans.
White Rhinos headed to the Lone Star State?
Kerri Miller, host of MPR News with Kerri Miller, informs us about a plan for people to adopt white rhinos from South Africa and move them to the back yards of South Texas.
Spaceship to Table Agriculture
Reyhan Harmanci is the senior editor of Modern Farmer, so it makes sense that she brings us news of some very modern farming: growing food in space.
Sadie Stein on Diphthongs and gherkins
Sadie Stein, Deputy Editor of the Paris Review, brings us the results of a lexical battle royale: “Diphthong” vs. “gherkin.”