5+ hour, 1+ min ago   (600+ words) Wed 26 Aug 2026 6:47 pm - Jerusalem Time With more than two million Palestinians displaced, hundreds of thousands of them live in dilapidated tents lacking the most basic ground protection, making it easy for scorpions and snakes to infiltrate sleeping areas. This crisis…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (973+ words) FARMERS are being urged to vaccinate their animals against the potentially-fatal bluetongue "as soon as possible", as cases of the virus continue to rise rapidly in the county. Bluetongue has already been confirmed on farms near Carlisle, Wigton, Appleby, and…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (879+ words) The secret to a long life may lie in the genomes of the longest-lived mammals for their size: bats. That idea captivated Juan Manuel Vazquez when he was a graduate student at the University of Chicago, but at the time…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (189+ words) August 26, Pozirk. Mandatory registration of domestic cats may become voluntary under proposed amendments to Belarus’ rules on keeping dogs and cats, Nadzieja Siaŭruk, a senior official at the housing and utilities ministry has told journalists in Minsk. The amendments could…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (237+ words) Scottish SPCA Home > News > Meredith and Harriet show new family ‘just how much love a rescue dog can give’ The dynamic duo were adopted by Emilee and Thomas at the end of June after the couple fell in love with…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (929+ words) New study in Nature reveals how bats evolved genes that drive longevity, immunity, and cancer resistance image: Elise Lauterbur is an assistant professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Vermont and co-lead author of the study. view more Credit:…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (454+ words) There’s the story about the three brothers who became very successful businessmen, and, wanting to do something grand for their 95-year-old grandmother, purchased her extravagant gifts. The first bought her a huge multi-story house. The second bought her a brand-new…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (354+ words) Home News Community & Charity Canine Partners charity asks Bedfordians for their help to look after puppies Canine Partners, the national charity that breeds, trains and supports assistance dogs, is expanding and urgently needs local dog-loving volunteers to help raise and…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (387+ words) Police in Montgomery County are issuing a warning after receiving multiple reports of an 'aggressive' coyote in the area. CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Officials say a coyote that was recently put down in Cheltenham tested positive for rabies. Local officials are…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (574+ words) Ron King, co-founder of Oscar’s Place—a California-based nonprofit which rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes donkeys—discusses not being an animal fan earlier in his life, but having transformed into a veritable donkey zealot, a point underscored by King nuzzling a…...