Japan zoo celebrates birth of panda cub
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese zoo celebrated the first birth of a baby panda in five years Monday, with…
7 years ago
Environment
Flower power: gardening as therapy in Poland
by Michel Viatteau Agence France Presse RUSKIE PIASKI, Poland (AFP) -- An elderly woman leans over to smell a lush…
7 years ago
US researchers fuse technology with living dragonflies
VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) -- Technology company Draper has revealed the latest steps toward fusing technology with animals, releasing a…
7 years ago
African penguins threatened by climate change and over-fishing
PENRYN, United Kingdom (Reuters) - The African penguin joins the list of species said to be threatened by climate change…
7 years ago
Sri Lanka navy personnel and residents return 20 beached whales to the sea
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) -- Sri Lanka Navy personnel and local residents helped around 20 beached whales back out to…
7 years ago
Baby hippo makes her debut at Cincinnati Zoo
CINCINNATI, United States (Reuters) -- Fiona, a 270-pound (122.5 kilograms) hippopotamus, made her debut at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio…
7 years ago
Faceless fish among weird deep-sea Australian finds
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Faceless fish and other weird and wonderful creatures, many of them new species, have been hauled…
7 years ago
‘See-through’ ladybird shell reveals wing-folding mechanism
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Scientists in Tokyo have replaced a ladybird beetle's outer wing casing with an artificial see-through one,…
7 years ago
Cities may be 8 degrees Celsius hotter by 2100: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localized urban heating, some of the world's cities…
7 years ago
Electric shocks ‘improve’ dried herbs taste
LUND, Sweden (Reuters) -- Giving brief electric shocks to fresh herbs before drying them could vastly improve the taste of…
7 years ago
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