Climate activists block London bridges, UK oil terminals Posted May 12, 2022 Climate-change protesters snarled traffic by blocking four London bridges on Friday, while other activists continued weeks of demonstrations target…
Spain probes private taxidermy museum with 1,000 animals Posted May 6, 2022 Spain’s Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who owned a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 stuffed an…
Greta Thunberg aims to drive change with ‘The Climate Book’ Posted April 27, 2022 Climate activist Greta Thunberg has compiled a handbook for tackling the world’s interconnected environmental crises, with contributions from leadi…
Endangered rhino born in Czech zoo, named Kyiv Posted April 10, 2022 A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby that has taken the name of Ukraine's capital Kyiv in honor of that country's resistance
Octopus ancestors lived before era of dinosaurs, study shows Posted April 2, 2022 Scientists have found the oldest known ancestor of octopuses – an approximately 330 million-year-old fossil unearthed in Montana. The researchers concluded the ancien…
Croc freed from tire stuck on neck for 6 years Posted March 30, 2022 A wild crocodile with a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an Indonesian bird catcher in a tireless effort that wildlif…
News Mash-up: Animals Posted March 25, 2022 Biden family welcomes Willow, a Pennsylvanian farm cat, to White House The Biden family finally has a cat. First lady …
News Mash-up: Amazing Animals Posted March 9, 2022 Magawa, Cambodia's landmine-sniffing 'hero' rat, dies in retirement, age 8 He found more than 100 landmines and explosiv…
New NASA Telescope Promises a New Era for Astronomy Part 2 Posted March 6, 2022 Continued from Part 1… Scientists plan to use the telescope to learn about all phases of the universe’s history dating back to just after the Big Bang event about 13.8…
New NASA Telescope Promises a New Era for Astronomy Part 1 Posted March 5, 2022 It was finished years late at a cost far higher than planned, but NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which launched Dec. 25, may usher in a new era in astronomy a…