Kecia Doolittle

Nov 30, 2023 | currentaffairs.org | Nathan J. Robinson |Kecia Doolittle

The axolotl is a weird little guy. They’re a type of salamander that lives in Mexico. They are fun to look at, because they have a set of physical characteristics that makes them look extremely cute to humans. They often look like they’re smiling, and it’s difficult to remind yourself that just because an animal looks to us like it’s smiling, doesn’t mean it’s actually smiling or happy.

Nov 22, 2023 | currentaffairs.org | Kecia Doolittle

“Alright, folks! Should I save some turkeys today?” That’s how Joe Biden started the annual pardon ceremony, one of America’s wackiest and most storied traditions. Depending on who you believe, the event dates back to George Bush Senior, Reagan, Truman, or even Abraham Lincoln, who supposedly pardoned a turkey named Jack at his son Tad’s request in 1863.

Nov 22, 2023 | currentaffairs.org | Kecia Doolittle |Andrew Ancheta |Wayne Hsiung |Alex Skopic

“Alright, folks! Should I save some turkeys today?” That’s how Joe Biden started the annual pardon ceremony, one of America’s wackiest and most storied traditions. Depending on who you believe, the event dates back to George Bush Senior, Reagan, Truman, or even Abraham Lincoln, who supposedly pardoned a turkey named Jack at his son Tad’s request in 1863.

Sep 12, 2023 | currentaffairs.org | Alex Skopic |Nathan J. Robinson |Kecia Doolittle

Industrial octopus farming is a horrific proposal that should be banned. What would it be like to freeze to death? To be plunged, suddenly and against your will, into a tank full of icy water? At first, the sensory shock would be overwhelming; the cold would rip through your body like a knife. You’d thrash around, looking for an escape. Soon, though, hypothermia would set in. Numbness would start in the extremities, then spread inward.