Animals

A Matabele ant treats the wounds of a mate whose limbs were bitten off during a fight with termite soldiers.

Science

WATCH: Ants Act As Medics, Treat Wounds Of Injured Nest-Mates

3:11pm February 14, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A new study, published on Wednesday in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, describes how specific individuals in Matabele ant colonies will clean the wounds of injured ants.

Handler Bill McFadden shows Flynn, a bichon frise, in the best in show competition during the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Win Like Flynn: A Bichon Frise Is This Year's Top Dog At Westminster Show

1:50pm February 14, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The white fluff ball rose to the top of the pack among 2,800 entrants at the annual show held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Arts

Flynn The Bichon Wins Best In Show

7:27am February 14, 2018

Flynn, a bichon frise, has won best in show in the 2018 Westminter Dog Show.

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The man was killed near Kruger National Park. Here, a lion and lioness walk along a trail in that park in 2010.

World News

Suspected Poacher Eaten By Lions In South Africa

2:57pm February 12, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Police say the animals ate much of the man's body and he is yet to be formally identified. They believe he was a poacher because a loaded hunting rifle was found near the remains.

A dog leaps into the Masters Agility Championship in New York City.

National

Dogged Competitors Chase Fame In Westminster's Friskier Face-Off

3:49pm February 11, 2018

by Amy Held

Hundreds of dogs demonstrated their dexterity in Westminster's fifth annual Masters Agility Championship.

Beloved by thousands, Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex is moving from her home in the main exhibition hall of Chicago's Field Museum to her own private suite on the second floor.

Science

Sue The T. Rex Is Making Big Moves With Her Big Bones

3:28am February 10, 2018

The famous fossil calls the Chicago Field Museum home and is moving from the main exhibit hall to a private suite on the second floor.

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Science

Fossils In Amber May Provide Link Between Ancient Arachnids And Modern Spiders

6:46pm February 05, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Two teams of researchers are studying tailed spiders captured and preserved about 100 million years ago, which could provide evidence of the species' evolution.

Bradley Martin is seen here in 1993 inspecting confiscated rhino horns, elephant tusks and ivory objects at the Taipei Zoo, in his role as a United Nations special envoy on rhino conservation.

Prominent Ivory Trade Investigator Found Stabbed To Death In Kenya

2:51pm February 05, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Esmond Bradley Martin's innovative work as a conservationist and investigator made him one of the global authorities on elephant and rhino poaching. He was found at home with stab wounds to his neck.

Trump Administration Reverses Policy On Protecting Migrating Birds

5:33pm February 04, 2018

by Jes Burns

The Trump administration has reversed a key policy for protecting migrating birds. Officials say a century old federal law is outdated, and poses a burden for utilities and energy companies.

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Wayne Pacelle, former CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, at a 2015 news conference. Pacelle resigned Friday.

CEO Of The Humane Society Resigns Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment

7:31pm February 02, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The resignation of Wayne Pacelle comes just hours after the nonprofit had issued a statement endorsing his leadership and dismissing allegations made by three women.