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On an Ethiopian plateau, a bull called Achille formed an unusual relationship with a male donkey named Patroclo. They were ...

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In the final month of her life, an eight-year-old girl in the Inca Empire appears to have consumed alcohol while chewing coca ...

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Frida Garza is a staff writer covering food and agriculture at Grist. She was previously an editor at the Guardian U.S., ...