Study shows lobsters may feel pain, raising ethical concerns over boiling them alive and prompting calls for more humane ...

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Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

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Two friends helped rescue Wilbur the porcupine, who was dehydrated and limping, before his release back into the wild.

A Colorado-based research team has developed promising new therapies that could enable damaged joints to heal themselves.

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Avian influenza (bird flu) is a highly contagious disease of wild and captive birds. Controlling its spread remains a major challenge. A new study, however, has revealed some fascinating details about ...

As ships return to the Strait of Hormuz, mines, sonar, and congestion continue to reshape the Gulf beneath the surface.

Common human painkillers also work on Norway lobsters, according to research from the University of Gothenburg. This is ...