Pelicans put on incredible display as they catch rain in their bills

"When four young pelicans decided to put on a performance of ’synchronised billing’ it became a hard act to swallow. The youngsters opened their bills together as a welcome downpour swept across the coast of...

Python kills careless student zookeeper in Caracas

A true killer, wrapping the prey and crushing the prey to death and swallow its dead human prey from head to toe." The university biology student had broken the park's rules by entering the cage holding the...

Is Saudi Arabia about to repeat its oil policy error of 1998? « Peter J. Coo...

" So I wonder if Saudi Arabia really decided to screw down oil prices next week, how long will this last? The emerging economies will soon swallow up any surplus production and we will be back to square one, and prices will go up again. Only at that point Saudi Arabia may...

Study: Makeup Makes Male Birds Sexier, More Macho

" WASHINGTON  —  A little strategically placed makeup quickly turns the wimpiest of male barn swallows into chick magnets, amping up their testosterone and even trimming their weight, new research...

Makeup for the birds: jiffy marker turns winged duds into studs

A little makeup on male birds can have a drastic effect on their sex lives, according to a new study. Paint some black on the chests of male barn swallows and suddenly they're losing weight, having sex, and living the high life.Hmmm...there are number of corollaries to be...

Widow: My husband died from online drugs

"WICHITA, Kansas (CNN) -- She found her husband on their bed in a pool of his own vomit, dead from an accidental overdose of drugs he received from an online pharmacy....

Tourism at the End of the World

"Tourism at the End of the World By Stephen Leahy* So-called “climate tourism” is a mix of legitimate interest in protecting nature, the desire to see rare wildlife on the verge of extinction, and, of course, the search for profit. TORONTO, Jan 14 (Tierramérica).- -...

Good news on climate change: We're using a lot less water

This is good news!  Keep up those conservation efforts folks, we are making a difference! (Susan Jones photo)"Good news on climate change: We're using a lot less water Conservation measures credited Larry...

How to give your cat a pill in 7 steps

"When it comes to swallowing pills, cats are pretty much like children: they would not open their mouth, despite whatever efforts you may try. Unlike children, cats have fangs and claws, and I can tell you they use them if neccessary. I’ve had my first cat ever about three...

Inhabited Island Vanishes Beneath the Waves; Global Warming Blamed

Rising seas, caused by global warming, have for the first time washed an inhabited island off the face of the Earth. The obliteration of Lohachara island, in India's part of the Sundarbans where the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal, marks the...

A difficult pill to swallow

"IF CHILE'S health minister, Dr Soledad Barría, thought that making her announcement at a quiet Saturday session of a gynaecological conference would help the news to slip down more easily, she was wrong"

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