Katherine Tutrone
Giant Rats Are Sniffing Out Landmines and Tuberculosis
With their "super-sniffer" noses, African giant-pouched rats are also being trained to lead search-and-rescue missions following earthquakes and other natural disasters.
Prisoners Are Going Viral on TikTok
The videos—showing off commissary purchases, giving tutorials for heating food, and even dancing with cellmates—help to combat the stereotypes of incarceration.
Gen Z Climate Activists You Should Know Who Aren't Greta Thunberg
VICE News spoke with young activists in regions directly impacted by climate change, who are challenging authorities on their climate inaction.
Invading Cicadas May Turn Into Sex-Crazed Zombies This Summer
Millions of cicadas are making a joyous debut after 17 years underground — except those whose butts and genitals have been eaten by a fungus.
Fire Ants Are Invading Hawaii, so Helicopters Are Blasting Them With Birth Control
The ants are blinding pets and torturing farmworkers: “It was like a whole piece of my body was getting lit on fire.”
Watch a ‘Murder Hornet’ Destroy an Entire Honeybee Hive
These homicidal hornets will make a "meatball" out of bees.
Thongs vs. Scuba Gear: A Doctor Reviews DIY Coronavirus Face Masks
Turns out strapping a maxi pad to your face isn't a horrible option.
These Botanists Are Searching for Endangered Plants With Drones — Then Scaling Cliffs to Save Them
Meet Hawaii's Indiana Joneses of rare plant conservation.
It Rained Iguanas This Week, But Florida Knows What to Do
Pro tip: Check your car before turning on the heat.
The Scientist Hunting for Cave Crystals to Understand Climate Change
These 30,000-year-old crystals formed when permafrost melted in the last Ice Age.
This Is a Story About Italian Coke Dealers, $22,000 in Hidden Drugs, and Feral Hogs
Police arrested four people after the invasive species ripped through packages of cocaine hidden in a forest in Italy.
Feral Hogs Are Tearing Up Texas. So People Are Shooting Them from Helicopters.
Did someone say 30 to 50 feral hogs? More like 6-9 million.