Protein from Bones of 600,000-Year-Old Mammoth Extracted Effectively

Researchers from the University of York and Manchester have successfully extracted protein from the bones of a 600,000-year-old mammoth, pav...

Largest Fossil Spider Established in Volcanic Ash

The largest fossil spider exposed to date once ensnared prey back in the age of dinosaurs, scientists find. The spider, named Nephila jurass...

Branson charitable Caribbean island to lemurs

British billionaire Richard Branson plans to turn over one of his Caribbean islands to lemurs. Well, perhaps not the Whole Island, but Brans...

Creepy – Genetically Modified Cows to Produce Human Milk

You might want to think two times about dunking that chocolate chip cookie into that glass of moo – scientists have developed new “human-lik...

Bronx Zoo's lost Egyptian cobra found

The Bronx Zoo's lost deadly Egyptian cobra has been found "living and well". The 20in (50cm) poisonous snake was discovered in...

Orangutan DNA Enhances Survival Chances

Orangutans are far more genetically varied than thought, a finding that could help their survival, say scientists bringing their first full ...

White Lioness Bears 3 Cubs in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Zookeepers in Buenos Aires showed off triplets Wednesday three white cubs born to a pair of white lions brought in f...

Triplets Born after 11 Years Apart

Ever wonder what you were like when you were rising up? Two 11-year-old sisters in England will have just that possibility, thanks to the am...

Stem Cell Therapy To Monkey

A once paralyzed monkey has become the first case in which a small monkey recovered from a spinal injury. Japanese researchers said Wednesda...

Super bug! World’s strongest insect discovered

  After months of demanding tests, a species of horned dung beetle takes the title for world's strongest insect. The beetle, called Onth...

'Singing Mouse' Made With Genetic Modification

Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had produced a mouse that tweets like a bird in a genetically engineered "evolution" which t...

A dog in Germany gives birth to 17 puppies

A dog in Germany has given birth to 17 puppies, leaving their owner thrilled but fatigued after having to feed them with a urn for several w...

Rare flower unleashes once-a-decade smell

It only happens once a decade or so - maybe longer - and anybody with a nose will tell you that's a good thing. A Devil's Tongue , o...

Why are female squirrels licentious?

Why do female squirrels amuse as many suitors as available? Canadian researchers say rampant promiscuity among female squirrels in the mamma...

Dogs show students: Exams’ bark is worse than bite

Tufts University is throwing stressed-out students a bone therapy dogs to play with during their final exams. Colleges have long extended li...

Hell hath no fury like a woman with a frying pan

  Hutchinson police say a 71-year-old woman knocked a man who attacked her comatose with her frying pan. Police Sgt. John Moore said 25-year...

Octopus builds mobile home

It sounds like a spin-off from " The Little Mermaid " or " Spongebob Squarepants ": An octopus builds a mobile home unde...

Galileo's fingers and tooth found

Was that any way to treat a genius? Back in 1737, Galileo Galilei's admirers removed three fingers, a vertebra and a tooth from the astr...

Storm in Israel reveals ancient statue

A huge storm that misshapen part of a cliff on Israel's central coast led to the discovery of a statue dating back to the Roman period, ...

Frog Bladders clutch Surprises

Australia's desert frogs are famously able to store up large amounts of water in their bladder to last them through the lack. But now r...