The House approved nearly $19 billion in tax breaks Friday for energy companies and power producers and set up a showdown with the Senate over energy policy, particularly oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge
The matriarch of a herd of elephants in South Africa opened a gate with her trunk to free antelopes being held at a camp in the east of the country
A colossal squid has been caught in Antarctic waters, the first example of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni retrieved virtually intact from the surface of the ocean
A new federal rule — classifying grey wolves in most of the US as merely threatened rather than endangered — has just been announced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. It’s the first step by Interior Secretary Norton toward putting wolves under the control of states where politicians want to eradicate these magnificent animals
What do you get if you give a delicate thread of spider’s silk a glassy coating — and then remove the silk by baking? The answer is ultra-thin, hollow optical fibres, which are narrow enough to carry light beams around the fastest nanoscale optical circuits
Animals entering the UK under its pet passport scheme have been bringing in potentially serious exotic illnesses
How to regulate wolves and wolf-dog hybrids is the subject of debate in cities in Washington and among lawmakers in Olympia
Humans make an attractive meal for all lions and not, as had traditionally been believed, just old and infirm animals unable to catch faster-moving meals
Several Colorado lawmakers are supporting legislation to elevate the status of cats and dogs from property to companions
A man has been charged with killing twelve wombats in multiple hit and runs along a road in the Wollemi National Park
The US Fish and Wildlife Service will ease the federal protections that allowed the wolves to make a comeback. As early as next year, all federal protections for wolves could be removed and their management turned over to the states. Conservationists fear the move will lead to the wolves’ numbers dropping off again
Aalfred the pet eel, who was threatened with eviction from a German family’s bathtub where he has lived since 1969, can stay at home provided he gets a piece of pipe to sleep in
A lioness in a Spanish animal sanctuary ripped the right arm off a British tourist after the 54-year old silly cow clambered up a barrier and stuck her fingers inside the cage
A man trying to beat his dog to death with a gun was fatally wounded when it apparently went off accidentally
A 60-year-old motorist in Britain, Barbara Byrne, has been banned from driving for a year after she was convicted for driving with one dog on her lap, four on the front passenger seat and 22 in the back
A Europe-wide ban on the use of animals to test cosmetic products has been approved with an overwhelming majority by the European Parliament. It took 10 years of argument, but under the final compromise agreed the European Union will bring in the ban by 2009. However, there are some loopholes which have been condemned by animal rights groups as unacceptable
On the day he was supposed to be replaced by another tree-sitter, John Quigley is served with a trespassing suit. Quigley now says he plans to remain in the ancient oak
Police video released Wednesday showed a North Carolina family kneeling and handcuffed, who shrieked as officers murdered their dog — which appeared to be playfully wagging its tail — with a shotgun during a traffic stop
Despite the benefits of modern medical technology, new evidence suggests that doctors should sometimes cede to the authority of the earth’s original healer, Mother Nature. A new study describes the benefits of using maggots to treat stubborn wounds that refuse to heal as a result of infection or other problems. Maggots digest dead tissue and destroy bacteria
A German family has kept a live eel in its bathtub for the last 33 years and even trained it to swim into a bucket when someone needs to wash
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