Armadillos pass leprosy to humans
5-3-2011 |
14
Study sheds light on the origins of leprosy for people who have the malady yet don't know how they got it
Berlin suffers wild boar invasion
5-2-2011 | 13
Berlin is being plagued by large numbers of wild boar roaming the streets and causing chaos.
Why do animals become cannibals ?
4-28-2011 | 27
Cannibalism in the natural world would seem self-defeating however there can be a good reason for it.
Rare 'corpse flower' attracts thousands
4-25-2011 | 14
Crowds have turned up in Switzerland to witness the infamous "corpse flower" blooming for the first time.
Wolves taken off endangered species list.
4-21-2011 | 80
Federal wildlife officials will soon take wolves in the western US off the endangered species list.
Food shipments contaminate Antarctica
4-18-2011 | 16
Food being sent to researchers in Antarctica could be unwittingly introducing foreign species there.
"Mother Earth" to be given human rights
4-15-2011 | 51
A new UN treaty is being drafted that would see planet Earth being granted the same rights as humans.
Spring comes early due to global warming
4-11-2011 | 154
Spring appears to be arriving earlier every year due to global warming according to a leading botanist.
Crab with three pincers caught by fishermen
4-9-2011 | 16
A mutant crab with three pincers has been fished up in a lobster pot off the coast of Northumberland.
Man risks all to prove sharks not a threat
4-5-2011 | 39
Chris Fallows believes sharks do not pose a threat to humans and is willing to risk his life to prove it.
Photosynthetic salamander discovered
3-29-2011 | 10
Photosynthetic algae have been found inside the cells of a vertebrate for the first time.
Schoolboy forms friendship with jackdaw
3-22-2011 | 18
In something similar to the 1969 film Kes, a schoolboy has become firm friends with a jackdaw.
Japan tsunami 'could be 1000-year event'
3-17-2011 | 17
Seismologists discover evidence of a similar tsunami that hit Sendai in 869 AD.
Monkeys invent new "fishing technique"
3-11-2011 | 18
Capuchin monkeys have come up with their own tool-conserving method to fish for termites.
Nicotine replacements poisoning kids
3-9-2011 | 1
Increase in calls to National Poison Centres prompts NZ government to issue warnings about poisonings
Thylacine collection goes on display
3-7-2011 | 18
The largest private collection of Tasmanian tiger artefacts in the world has gone on display.
World's largest mud volcano to last 26 years
3-5-2011 | 4
The eruption began in 2005 and is believed to have been started by gas drilling in the area.
Water demand to outstrip supply by 40%
3-3-2011 | 32
Population growth and climate change could threaten the world's water supplies within the next 20 years.
Town overrun by abandoned wild horses
3-1-2011 | 12
Horses believed to have been left behind by gypsies terrorize South Wales town.
Asian hornets could invade Britain
2-27-2011 | 12
A species of aggressive hornet that has already invaded France could move to Britain within 3 years.
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