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Top science body prepares to drop climate change report as Republicans push back
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (445+ words) Washington DC - The US' leading scientific body is set Thursday to launch a major report on the link between climate change and extreme weather, a growing research field now underpinning lawsuits seeking billions in damages from the fossil fuel industry....
A wild sight! This unlikely animal pairing that has the internet stunned
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (166+ words) Dutch Harbor, Alaska – These unlikely animal friends stunned drivers who witnessed the completely bonkers scene in an Alaskan meadow. Rene Rivera and his friends were out in Dutch Harbor when something on the roadside caught their eye. On a bench…...
Australia's Great Barrier Reef avoids getting listed as endangered
1+ week, 4+ day ago (314+ words) Cairns, Australia - Australia's Great Barrier Reef has avoided being listed as endangered despite the United Nations reporting "utmost concern" about mass coral bleaching which has destroyed countless ecosystems. Canberra on Saturday welcomed the draft decision by the United Nations Educational,…...
Snake wrangler marvels at giant specimen hiding in suburban home: "You cheeky sausage!"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (285+ words) Sunshine Coast, Australia – A woman tripped over a snake while she was walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night. The animal was so massive that it shocked even wild animal expert Daniel Busstra. When Busstra's client gave…...
250-pound "rock" stuck in the swamp turns out to be a sea turtle in mortal need!
1+ week, 5+ day ago (347+ words) Georgia – You really have to look closely here: what first looks like a dirty rock is actually an animal in mortal danger! In the swamps of Georgia, a sea turtle got stuck. This critter weighed more than 250 pounds! The Tybee…...
World Cup's extreme heat "virtually impossible" without climate change, study finds
1+ week, 5+ day ago (404+ words) Washington DC - The extreme heat and humidity broiling swathes of the US as it hosts World Cup matches and prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, a new study showed Friday. On…...
Florida liger loves to cuddle – but this lion-tiger mix suffers from health issues!
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (298+ words) Apopka, Florida - An eight-year-old animal in Florida is a big golden cat that boasts the genetics of both a tiger and a lion. Unfortunately, this chimera has lots of genetic health issues. When this big cat-hybrid was just nine weeks…...
US and Mexico open sterile fly production plant to combat cross-border screwworm outbreak
2+ week, 3+ day ago (280+ words) Metapa, Mexico - The US and Mexico opened a new facility to ramp up production of the sterile flies used to stop the spread of screwworm, a parasite which is threatening cattle populations in both countries. The facility is expected to…...
Over 100,000 cockroaches confiscated in Australian bug-breeder bust
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) Bathurst, Australia – Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs. More than 100,000 contraband cockroaches were found in a raid on a commercial breeder…...
Endangered sea turtle narrowly escapes death - what happens months later moves everyone
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) Virginia Beach, Virginia – Diamond the endangered sea turtle was rescued by a group of animal rights activists. Now, after months of hardship, the 220-pound animal can be released back into the wild As the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in…...