This year, hundreds of competitors gathered together for the World Taxidermy Championships.

Source: A Backstage Pass to the Super Bowl of Taxidermy | WIRED

Pierre Abensur’s of hunters and their prey is an unusual and unsettling survey of game hunting around the world.

Source: How Charming: Exotic Animals—And the People Who Killed Them | WIRED

Its mother frantically tried to save her fatally injured cub by dragging it to the side of the road, but to no avail. Roadkills in national parks are now a growing concern.

Source: Tragic! Last Cub of America’s Famous Grizzly Bear Killed in a Hit-and-Run Incident : News : Nature World News

Dean Burnett: Mental health problems are often blamed for violent crimes, but this is often just a deflection based on needless prejudice

Source: Stop blaming mental illness for violent crimes | Dean Burnett | Science | The Guardian

Plastic pollution clogs our oceans and landfills. According to the Earth Policy Institute, Americans use about one plastic bag every day for just a few minutes before discarding it. Those bags end…

Source: Scientists develop way to efficiently degrade plastics into diesel fuel | Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building