For good or ill Ireland gains another mammal species

Although there are only about 60 species of mammals living inland or around our coasts, they play an important part in our lives. Ireland has long been separated from mainland Europe, thereby, preventing movement over land. There are a greater number of mammal species in...

Tough work removing pig brains

Working in a pork processing plant can be demanding and serious business. The progressive inflammatory neuropathy, as it has been named, has afflicted several employees at the Austin, MN (USA) pork processing plant. Fortunately an identification of this disease has been...

Injured zebra discovered on I-75

"Lt. Matt Garrison with the Butts County Sheriff's Office said he was directing traffic around a broken-down vehicle Tuesday morning when a woman stopped and told him a zebra was near the roadway."You mean a zebra like in Africa zebra?" he asked. When she said "yes," he went...

Children find human head on Scottish beach

Some children playing on a beach in Angus, Scotland made a grim discovery this morning. They found a plastic bag containing a woman's head."A human hand was later discovered by police officers, who had cordoned off the area near South Street, Arbroath.The head was discovered...

Spain dig yields ancient European

"Scientists have discovered the oldest human remains in western Europe. A jawbone and teeth discovered at the famous Atapuerca site in northern Spain have been dated between 1.1 and 1.2 million years old. The finds provide further evidence for the great antiquity of human...