Animals

A juvenile chimpanzee uses a leaf sponge to drink palm wine in Bossou, Guinea.

Science

Like Us, Chimps Go Bananas For Booze

2:18pm June 10, 2015

by Nadia Whitehead

Scientists have spotted chimpanzees routinely sipping palm wine from trees in Guinea. The study supports a theory that our common relatives evolved the ability to digest alcohol millions of years ago.

Therapy Dog Loses License Over Costume

8:01am June 10, 2015

Chopper the Biker Dog wears a leather vest, bandanna and goggles. The dog has lost his therapy certification. The agency Pet Partners calls costumes a hazard.

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Cattle stand in floodwaters at 44 Farms in Cameron, Texas. The water demolished fences and ruined crops planted as feed.

Texas Cattle Ranchers Whipsawed Between Drought And Deluge

8:08am June 09, 2015

by Andrew Schneider

Years of drought have taken a toll on agriculture, particularly cattle ranching. Now instead of too little water, there's too much. But the rains may revive pastures and allow rebuilding of herds.

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For Thoroughbreds, The Big Payout Can Come Long After The Race

1:48pm June 05, 2015

by Elliot Hannon

American Pharoah will race for the Triple Crown on Saturday. A Belmont victory would make horse-racing history, and his owner will get a nice payday. But the real financial windfall comes later.

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Kanzi the bonobo (a species closely related to chimps) holds a pan of vegetables he cooked at the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, November 2011. Kanzi was taught to cook. However, a new study is the first to show that animals can acquire a cooking-li

Science

Chimps Are No Chumps: Give Them An Oven, They'll Learn To Cook

9:22am June 05, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

That's what researchers found when they gave chimps a device that appeared to work like an oven. The findings add to the argument that our ancestors began cooking soon after learning to control fire.

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Artistic life reconstruction of the new horned dinosaur Regaliceratops peterhewsi in the palaeoenvironment of the Late Cretaceous ofAlberta, Canada.

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Newly Identified 'Hellboy' Dinosaur Sported Unique Horns, Scientists Say

4:56pm June 04, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The new species, a close relative of Triceratops that was discovered in Alberta, Canada, has large horns above the eyes and a crown-like frill.

Screengrab from Sunflower Farm Creamery video.

Health & Safety

Your Moment Of Baby Goat Bliss

11:25am June 04, 2015

by Marc Silver

The world has a lot of sad stories. But as a blog called Goats and Soda, we feel it is our duty to bring you a minute (and three seconds) of relief with the latest viral goat video.

Prices for wholesale eggs doubled in May, while prices for shell eggs in grocery stores have also risen.

Avian Flu Outbreak Has U.S. Bakers Begging For Europe's Eggs

4:59pm June 03, 2015

by Peggy Lowe

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will allow pasteurized egg imports from the Netherlands to alleviate dwindling supplies and higher prices from the ongoing outbreak on U.S. poultry farms.

Scientists used a relatively new technique called DNA metabarcoding to analyze the diets of impala and other herbivores in southern Kenya.

Grass Gourmands: A Herbivore Food Mystery On The African Savanna

6:04pm June 02, 2015

by Sujata Gupta

A new study sheds light on a longstanding ecological question: How do so many species like impalas and elephants co-exist when they're all feeding on the same limited foods?

A bird seemingly attacks a hawk sitting on a ledge of the White House on May 19.

The White House Has A New Visitor, And It's Got Feathers

2:52pm June 02, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Politicians in Washington currently have an actual hawk in their neighborhood.