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In Museums, Real Rhino Horns Are an Endangered Species

Natural history collections are topping their specimens with replicas.
November 22, 2019
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Should the Clearly Extinct Woolly Mammoth Be Reclassified as Endangered?

Maybe, if the goal is to protect elephants from the ivory trade.
August 30, 2019
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Remembering the Clandestine 'Aunty Bars' of Prohibition-Era Bombay

Grabbing a drink once meant moonshine in a neighbor's living room.
September 3, 2018
Beaumont's Black-Market Wine
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Beaumont's Black-Market Wine

Rebellious French villagers have grown outlawed grapes for decades.
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The Illegal Ramen Vendors of Postwar Tokyo

Black markets and American wheat imports popularized ramen.
August 24, 2018
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The Rebellious French Village Making Wine Banned by the E.U.

Beaumont's beloved, black market wine is made with outlawed American vines.
June 4, 2018
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How Black Markets Preserved Spain's Artisanal Cheeses

Some of the world's best cheese was illegal for decades.
November 29, 2017