Bears

September 7, 2026 Jill Cowan and Loren Elliott

Bears in Los Angeles Are Getting Their Close-Ups, Ready or Not

California has 60,000 black bears, and they are venturing far from their usual habitat in search of food and shelter. It’s the humans who have to adapt.

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August 7, 2026 Miles G. Cohen

Students Skinned a Bear in a Dorm. Cornell Realized It Should Ban That.

After two Cornell University students skinned a black bear in a communal kitchen last year to make a meal, the school changed the rules.

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August 6, 2026 Hannah Beech, Kiuko Notoya and Chang W. Lee

Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?

Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.

Agriculture and Farming Bears Economic Conditions and Trends Foreign Workers Fruit Innovation internal-open-access-from-nl Japan Labor and Jobs Population Robots and Robotics Rural Areas Snow and Snowstorms Trees and Shrubs Winter (Season)Yamagata Prefecture (Japan)

August 6, 2026 Hannah Beech, Kiuko Notoya and Chang W. Lee

Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?

Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.