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by Katharine Gammon • A California researcher and his team simulate stepping on round rays to learn more about how, why, and when the animals strike.
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by Sarah Gilman • A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill—rats.
Originally published in August 2019, the story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Krista Langlois • On a storied stretch of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, locals fight rich outsiders and rampant development that threaten to transform the coast and dry up aquifers.
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by Madeline Ostrander • Amid an uptick in wildfires, scientists search for lessons on how to save old-growth from a fiery future.
The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Andrew Chapman • New research suggests that medieval Icelanders were scavenging and likely even hunting blue whales long before industrial whaling technology.
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by Stephen Strauss • Forget rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, you’re more likely to get Lyme disease on the island.
Originally published in August 2016, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.