Matthew Russell
Articles by Matthew Russell
Drug Waste Is Turning Sharks Into Unwitting Victims of Cocaine Addiction
What happens when sharks start testing positive for cocaine? It’s not the plot of a late-night thriller—it’s real. Scientists off Brazil’s coast made a chilling discovery with global implications for...
Drug Waste Is Turning Sharks Into Unwitting Victims of Cocaine Addiction
What happens when sharks start testing positive for cocaine? It’s not the plot of a late-night thriller—it’s real. Scientists off Brazil’s coast made a chilling discovery with global implications for...
Shark Meat Demand Is Surging While Our Oceans Grow Silent
They’re not just being hunted for fins anymore—now it’s their meat, their oil, even their cartilage. As laws meant to protect sharks take a deadly turn, millions are dying under...
Shark Meat Demand Is Surging While Our Oceans Grow Silent
They’re not just being hunted for fins anymore—now it’s their meat, their oil, even their cartilage. As laws meant to protect sharks take a deadly turn, millions are dying under...
Underwater Robots Uncover Organic Secret as Heavy as 250 Million Elephants
There’s a hidden world beneath the ocean’s surface—one that weighs more than 250 million elephants. Scientists have uncovered massive stores of phytoplankton deep underwater, invisible to satellites and critical to...
Underwater Robots Uncover Organic Secret as Heavy as 250 Million Elephants
There’s a hidden world beneath the ocean’s surface—one that weighs more than 250 million elephants. Scientists have uncovered massive stores of phytoplankton deep underwater, invisible to satellites and critical to...
Behind Pet Shop Windows Lies a Factory of Cruelty
That adorable puppy in the pet store window may have come from a place of horror. Crammed cages, chronic illness, lifelong trauma—these are the real origins of most puppies sold...
Behind Pet Shop Windows Lies a Factory of Cruelty
That adorable puppy in the pet store window may have come from a place of horror. Crammed cages, chronic illness, lifelong trauma—these are the real origins of most puppies sold...
America's Elephants Are Dying in Silence Behind Zoo Walls
They rock back and forth for hours. They cry out in pain no one hears. Their babies die young. You might think zoos protect elephants—but the truth tells a far...
America's Elephants Are Dying in Silence Behind Zoo Walls
They rock back and forth for hours. They cry out in pain no one hears. Their babies die young. You might think zoos protect elephants—but the truth tells a far...
Conservation Teams Are Sawing Off Rhino Horns to Stop Brutal Killings And It's Working
What do you do when centuries of tradition, organized crime, and sky-high black-market prices target one of the world’s most iconic animals? You take away the prize.
Conservation Teams Are Sawing Off Rhino Horns to Stop Brutal Killings And It's Working
What do you do when centuries of tradition, organized crime, and sky-high black-market prices target one of the world’s most iconic animals? You take away the prize.