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Flesh-Eating Parasite Found in US Dog
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (618+ words) A case of New World screwworm previously believed to occur in Texas has now been reclassified by officials as a New Mexico case, involving a dog in nearby Lea County. Posted by lamplighter at 09: 30 AM | 15 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This…...
Garlic Works as Birth Control for Mosquitoes
3+ week, 4+ day ago (440+ words) Garlic is not a substance that most people consider an aphrodisiac. It turns out that mosquitoes agree. In fact, the new Yale study finds that garlic also functions as a de facto birth control for mosquitoes and other winged insects....
Big-Game Hunter Trampled by Elephants
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (229+ words) An American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon. Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an antelope species, in the central African country of…...
Penguins Find 'Forever Chemicals' in Remote Patagonia
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (448+ words) Penguins living along the Patagonian coast of Argentina can serve as living monitors of their environment by using small, chemical-detecting leg bands, according to a new study. Posted by retort at 07: 34 AM | 0 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Read the…...
Tech Boss and AI Create Cancer Vaccine for His Dying Dog
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (390+ words) Harnessing some of Australia's most sought-after scientists to manufacture the vaccine in laboratories at the University of NSW, he then tracked down the only veterinary researcher with ethics approval to administer the experimental drug. Posted by oneironaut at 11: 33 AM | 10 COMMENTS…...
How Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater for Days
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (161+ words) The discovery that bumblebee queens could shake it off and emerge unscathed after more than a week submerged in water stunned scientists back in 2024. Posted by lamplighter at 06: 30 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | It's a skill set that…...
Sleepy Owl Found Among Items on a New York Antique Store Shelf
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (271+ words) Posted by lamplighter at 08: 33 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Shoppers in upstate New York month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: a live owl resting peacefully among items on a shelf....
These Dogs Can Learn New Words Just by Eavesdropping
5+ mon, 6+ min ago (262+ words) Posted by Lamp Lighter at 01: 33 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | A new study reveals that some smart dogs can learn words just by overhearing humans' conversations[image or embed] #1 | Posted by Lamp Lighter at 2026-01-08 09: 28 PM | Reply I had…...
Teacher Fought Grizzly Bear to Protect Students
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (902+ words) Two people are in critical condition and multiple others have been injured after a reported grizzly bear attacked a group of students and teachers who were out walking in Canada earlier this week. Posted by boaz at 05: 33 PM | 18 COMMENTS | permalink…...
Jane Goodall Dies
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (210+ words) Jane Goodall, a legendary primatologist whose studies of wild chimpanzees transformed our understanding of apes, died Wednesday at age 91. Posted by Laura Mohr at 02: 27 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Jane Goodall, who died on Wednesday at the age…...