Scary and Strange Top New Species List
From giant lizards to microscopic leeches: see the top 10 new species recognized by the International Institute for Species Exploration.
What the New E. Coli Outbreak Means
The Russians stopped buying vegetables from Europe. Spain is furious their farmers were blamed by the Germans for being the source of the contamination. And nobody knows where the problem really lies.
Abused Pit Bull Can Stay at Hospital
Judge rules Patrick, the pit bull, can remain at the vet hospital, whose staff have been caring for him since he was found starving in a Newark trash chute.
Life Thrives Deep Down Underground
More than 9,000 feet below ground, small worms are alive and well – and raising new possibilities of how life may exist on other planets.
Having Your Dog and Eating It Too?
Hal Herzog, Ph.D investigates the psychology of our interactions with other animals. We don’t eat creatures we love and we don’t eat creatures we loathe.
A Day on a Changing Planet
The tornado in Massachusetts only adds to the concern as to what’s happening to the weather and other things that affect us all at home and abroad.
Dog Who Wouldn’t Die Has New Home
Wall-E, the dog who had been scheduled to die because no one wanted him was suddenly flooded with thousands of adoption offers. He now has a new home.
Wikileaks Reveals Arctic Land Grab
Most think of Arctic melting as an unfolding disaster, many governments and corporations see it as a great opportunity to drill for oil and mine for resources.
The Other Loch Ness Monster
While the Loch Ness monster has never been known to eat anyone, people around the Scottish lake are worried another unseen animal may be stalking their homes.
Better than Soda Cans & Plastic Bottles
We’ve all seen the photos of birds caught up in plastic trash in the ocean. Over 80 percent of plastic water and soda bottles in the US are still not recycled.
Shelter from the Storm
Springtime means lots of cute baby animals. This photo of a baby cygnet cuddling up with his mother of them, taken by Bodo Marks, is up there with the very best.
Killing Animals for Self-Improvement
Two years ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pledged to wear a tie, last year to learn Mandarin Chinese … and this year to personally kill the animals who are going to be on his dinner plate.
Is the Current Weather Just a Warm-Up?
“Even those who deny the existence of global climate change are having trouble dismissing the evidence of the last year,” writes Sharon Begley.
Tornado Terrier Hailed as Hero
Mason, a scruffy terrier mix, was carried away from his home in Alabama, when a tornado struck on April 27. A month later, he made his debut on national TV.
The Lion of Afghanistan
What was it about the Lion of Afghanistan that touched such a deep chord in us all? To see the King of Beasts become the sacrificial victim of humanity’s hatred and folly feels desperately wrong.
The Most Decorated Dog
To this day, Stubby, a pit bull mix, remains the most decorated animal in history. And many other pit bulls are regularly honored as heroes and therapy dogs all over the world.
Animals, Conspiracies and ‘The Avengers’
At Porton Down, British government scientists were doing truth-is-stranger-than-fiction experiments, testing weapons of war on unsuspecting subjects – mostly non-humans.
Should We Be Testing Weapons of War on Animals?
A report in the British Daily Mail last year focused on how military scientists test bombs and bullets on pigs.
Why pigs? It’s simple: Many of their organs, are closer to humans than most other animals.
Texas to Regulate Puppy Mills
The Texas legislature has passed a bill that will crack down on puppy mills, and the bill has now gone to the Governor to be signed into law.
Animals in the Tornadoes
TV crews happened to be on the scene, Tuesday afternoon, when a dramatic cat rescue took place in the tornado-ravaged town of Joplin, Missouri.