Brazil has declared a six-month animal health emergency after several cases of avian flu were found in wild birds. Seven cases have been reported in Espirito Santo state, with another discovered in Rio de Janeiro state. The emerg...
The government has allowed animal testing for makeup ingredients to resume despite a 25-year ban. It changed a policy on animal testing to align with EU chemical rules, according to a High Court ruling. The High Court said on Fri...
Both vaccination and a prior infection provided protection against another infection and hospitalization due toCOVID-19during the United States' delta wave, according toa studyreleased Wednesday by the Centers for Dise...
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A mix-and-match approach to Covid vaccines - using different brands of jab for first and second doses - gives good protection against the pandemic virus, a UK study has found. The Com-Cov trial looked at the efficacy of eith...
Autumn has arrived in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons kingdom, with loads of new features. The new, free update will introduce loads of spooky touches ahead of Halloween this year. From 30 September, Nintendo Switch players will be able t...
A painting discovered on the wall of an Indonesian cave has been found to be 44,000 years old. The art appears to show a buffalo being hunted by part-human, part-animal creatures holding spears and possibly ropes. Some researchers think the...
Fashion retailer Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. The company said it plans to "exit most international locations in Asia and Europe" but would continue to operate in Mexico and Latin America. I...
Tibetan antelope romps at Changtang National Nature Reserve A Tibetan antelope calf at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in Tibet in southwestern China, June 24, 2017. It is the antelopes' breeding season, and there are over 3,000 ewes t...
Cozy in a feather bed What an egghead Say "cheese" Apple snatcher Bears hug That's a handful Going home again Bird's eye view Following the leader Seeing red ...
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. 人老则守旧。 Let sleeping dogs lie. 別自找麻煩。 Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠叫的狗不咬人。 Curiosity killed the cat. 过份好奇是危险的。 The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 When the...
The eyes have it A seal(海报) lies next to a pool at a seal breeding station in Norddeich, northern Germany. For the last 22 years, seal minder Fritz Rabenstein has raised abandoned seal puppies at the station before returning them later into ...
President Obama said Monday that General Motors’ bankruptcy(破产) plan is viable(可行的), achievable and will help automaker move toward profitability. He said he is \\"absolutely confident\\" that a well-managed GM will emerge from th...
Allison, a rescued green sea turtle who has only one flipper(鳍状肢), swims with the aid of a fin(鳍) attached with neoprene(氯丁橡胶), on April 8. Without the attached fin, Allison can only swim in circles. Sea Turtle Inc., a not-for-prof...
Snazzy dressers King penguins huddle in their new enclosure at Zoo Wuppertal in Germany. Family portrait Baby golden-headed lion tamarins hold on to their mother as their father looks on in their enclosure in the Tropicarium Zoo ...
Biology, Environmental Issues More and more animals are becoming extinct (灭绝的)each day, due to hunting, destruction of habitat (栖息地), pollution, and so on. In the past 100 years, a significant number of animals have become extinct and you w...