Daniel Melville

Devils Hole pupfish

The US government is spending millions to save a few dozen fish

Global Scan

In Death Valley, Nevada, there’s a hole that is home to just a few dozen fish. But these aren’t any fish — they were at the center of an environmental debate over endangered species that went to the Supreme Court some 40 years ago. Meanwhile, a British man gets a new bionic hand for less than $500. And Denmark is considering a ban on elective circumcision. Those stories and more in today’s Global Scan.