Animals

For the first time in history, researchers now have embryos that are reportedly a hybrid of human and monkey cells and the announcement has sounded the alarm for those who raise ethical questions for such a move.According to the report,...

Thousands of dead octopuses, starfish and other sea creatures have recently washed up on the shores of the remote Russian peninsula of Kamchatka. The normally pristine waters surrounding Kamchatka have become discolored and developed an odd smell, say locals....

Pollution off the Pacific shoreline of the remote Kamchatka peninsula has caused the mass death of marine creatures, Russian scientists said Tuesday.Locals sounded the alarm in late September as surfers experienced stinging eyes from the water and sea creatures...

Half a million sharks could be killed for their natural oil to produce coronavirus vaccines, according to conservationists.One ingredient used in some COVID-19 vaccine candidates is squalene, a natural oil made in the liver of sharks.Squalene is currently used...

Wildlife experts in New Mexico say birds in the region are dropping dead in alarming numbers, potentially in the "hundreds of thousands."“It appears to be an unprecedented and a very large number,” Martha Desmond, a professor at New Mexico State...

 Six weeks ago, U.S. Postal Service workers in the high desert town of Tehachapi, Calif., began to notice crates of mail sitting in the post office in the early morning that should have been shipped out for delivery the...

More than 26 million Americans have lost their jobs during these coronavirus lockdowns so far, and this has created unprecedented demand at food banks all over the nation.  In many cities, vehicles start lining up at the food banks...

Hundreds of animals have mysteriously dropped dead in China amid the ongoing fight against the coronavirus.Chinese authorities have admitted they have discovered mass animal deaths in the epicentre of the outbreak Hubei province.State-run media reported at least 135 animals were found dead...

Massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at Japan’s Fukushima power plant could be released into the sea under plans provisionally accepted by the country’s government. Tokyo Electric has collected nearly 1.2 million tonnes of contaminated water from cooling pipes used to keep fuel cores from...

Bats, rats and snakes are still being sold at an Indonesian market known for its wildlife offerings, despite a government request to take them off the menu over fears of a link to the deadly coronavirus.Vendors at the Tomohon...