Animals

Health & Safety

A shepherd in Germany enlisted her flock in a COVID vaccine campaign

6:44am January 04, 2022

With the help of arranged food, the shepherd herded her sheep and goats to create a 330-foot syringe. The animals joined Germany's drive to encourage more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Sheep and goats stand together on Monday in Schneverdingen, Germany, as they form an approximately 330-foot syringe to promote vaccinations against COVID-19.

World News

700 sheep and goats were arranged in the shape of a syringe to encourage vaccinations

4:08pm January 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

A shepherd in Germany arranged her animals into a 330-foot syringe to encourage people to get vaccinated.

Taylor Korn, and her roommate, Jorge Zaragoza, with their dogs Gerti (left) and Gidget. The third dog is Scarlett, a rescue dog and the mother of the other two pups, belongs to Korn's friends and was elsewhere during the fire.

National

After losing everything in the Colorado wildfires, she's struggling to start over

8:15am January 02, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Taylor Korn, a lifelong Boulder, Colo., resident, had already lost her father and grandmother this past summer. Then a wildfire took her home and two dogs.

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Farm owners wants to feed old Christmas trees to their goats

6:37am December 29, 2021

The Pennsylvania farm is asking folks to donate their used firs or spruces to feed a herd of goats. Owners Mike and Kim Batz say Christmas trees provide valuable antioxidants and nutrients.

The calorie intake of a Baleen whale is mind-boggling

6:01am December 24, 2021

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A study shows how much prey whales eat. It reveals how the global loss of whales changed ocean life in ways that may make it harder for them to rebound. (Story first aired on ATC on Nov. 11, 2021.)

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A 3,700-year-old set of woman's remains adorned with precious objects was found in the La Almoloya grave and suggests female power in society.

Science

4 of the biggest archeological advancements of 2021 — including one 'game changer'

5:00am December 24, 2021

by Michael Levitt

We spoke to four archaeologists of different specialties, who told us what they thought were some of the most important developments in their field in 2021.

Madix the cat was found in the rubble of Sonny "Hoot" Gibson's Mayfield, Ky., office building nine days after a tornado devastated much of the town.

National

9 days after a Kentucky tornado, Madix the cat is found alive in the rubble

5:01pm December 22, 2021

by The Associated Press

Sonny "Hoot" Gibson had tried to find the black cat with yellow eyes that liked to greet customers of his rental business, but had given up after a few days. Then on Sunday he heard a faint meow.

President Biden shared photo and video footage of his new puppy, Commander, on social media Monday. The nearly 4-month-old German shepherd was a birthday gift from the president's brother and sister-in-law.

Politics & Government

The Bidens say hello to new puppy Commander, and Major is off to a new home

12:11pm December 21, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The new top dog at the White House is Commander Biden, a nearly 4-month-old German shepherd. Meanwhile, rescue dog Major is moving out and a cat is scheduled to arrive soon.

Scientists discover the fossilized remains of an ancient millipede in England

6:13am December 21, 2021

The remains are the length of a small car dating from before the time of the dinosaurs. The animal is believed to have broken the record for the largest-known arthropod.

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Fossilized section of the giant millipede Arthropleura, found in a sandstone boulder in the north of England.

Science

An extinct millipede the length of a car once roamed northern England

7:02pm December 20, 2021

by Scott Neuman

A group of geologists stumbled on the fossil of the giant creature, known as Arthropleura, during a "social trip" to England's Northumberland region in 2018. It's the largest such fossil ever found.