Thailand uses birth control to curb elephant population in the wild
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try…
A new experiment tests whether apes have an imagination
NEW YORK (AP) — By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms…
Meet the Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists on a research vessel off the central California coast spotted a waved albatross,…
For WNBA players, second careers are a necessity. Their next chapters take them on unexpected paths
After seven days of wind, the morning is finally calm enough on New York’s East Moriches Bay for…
Caribbean islet blossoms into love nest for critically endangered iguana
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Silence used to prevail in the forest of a private Caribbean islet…
First panda cub born in Indonesia appears healthy
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy, nursing well and showing…
Own a digital copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Lady with Disheveled Hair’
MILAN (AP) — The last person to get their hands on a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci…
Frida Kahlo painting could make history at auction
NEW YORK (AP) — A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo of her asleep in a…
Can bite-resistant wetsuits reduce shark attacks? Scientists investigate
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the…
An errant moose dubbed Emil fascinates residents in northern Austria
VIENNA (AP) — For weeks, sightings of a rare immigrant have been keeping a corner of Austria on…
How rainwater harvesting can benefit the US Southwest and beyond
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Nothing makes Brad Lancaster happier than a monsoon downpour. The tall 58-year-old jumped like…
Is Alex Warren’s ‘Ordinary’ the song of the summer?
NEW YORK (AP) — Every year, summer arrives with a buzzing energy. School’s out, the sun is shining,…