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When it comes to immigration, it is nearly guaranteed that there are always people exploiting migrants hopes. This Walrus piece explores Kuldeep Bansal’s immigration consultancy business, which allegedly lured immigrants with promises of guaranteed jobs that did not exist, as wel...

Air miles and frequent-flyer programmes drive enormous profits but risk becoming victims of their own success

This piece points out how private schools and inequality in education have always been a matter of debate in UK, but historically without enough political will to address it. Following some recent scrutiny and proposed tax changes for school fees, the authors call for lasting ref...

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biobank could shape how biotechnology will fit into mainstream conservation for centuries to come.

Climate catastrophes and biodiversity loss are endangering languages across the globe.

Regulators approved controversial therapies amid excess deaths, questionable efficacy, and conflicts of interest.

A North Texas city wants to build a new reservoir to blunt the effect of future droughts. But many local ranchers say it would destroy their way of life.

Plant poaching for rare succulents, especially conos, has become a booming illegal trade in South Africa, driven by high demand from collectors. Monica Mark’s narrative unfolds through a local shopkeeper, highlighting the human stories intertwined with environmental destruction a...

Philip Ball finds Nicholas Carr’s “Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart” disturbingly compelling.

A goat farmer in rural Minnesota, estranged from her biological children, finds new purpose as a surrogate grandparent.