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Top Ten Pet Stories of 2007
I compiled this list for the Ellen DeGeneres show and suggested they ask their audience to vote (with cheers) for the Top Pet Hero...
I’m Giving Thanks for You Today!
Happy Thanksgiving to my beautiful American readers! (We are giving thanks for our international readers from Australia, Norway, England, New Zealand, Germany, Japan, India,...
Dolphins Save Surfer from Becoming Shark Bait
A surfer in California was under attack from a great white shark when a pod of bottlenose dolphins intervened, pushing the shark away and...
Frog Killer Fungus ‘Breakthrough’
New Zealand scientists have discovered that common eye drops used by humans may be a lifesaver for frogs protecting them against the disease responsible...
Solar Power Breakthrough Requires No Direct Sun
New Zealand- "New solar cells developed by Massey University don't need direct sunlight to operate and use a patented range of dyes that can...
Cat Walks 4 Months to Return to Owner
A New Zealand cat traveled 150 kilometres on its own, crossed a river and journeyed for four months to be with her owner after...
NZ Aims to be World’s First Carbon Neutral Nation
New Zealand's new prime minister today set the ambitious goal of becoming the greenest country in the world, the first to offset all greenhouse...
Skydiving Miracle: Man Falls Two Miles and Survives
A man fell two miles while skydiving in New Zealand after his parachutes failed to open. The expert jumper landed in a blackberry bush...
Dad Rescues Baby Whose Pram Rolled into River
"A father was still emotional yesterday after diving into the Waikato River to save his baby daughter. Jared Bruning, 26, said he thought five-month-old...
Honey Cure Saves Leg From Amputation
"A New Zealand man says his leg was saved from amputation thanks to regular applications of manuka honey. Manuka honey, made by bees...
U.S. Firefighters to Help Hard-Pressed Australians
Bound by a mutual assistance pact, the U.S. is sending 143 firefighters to Australia this week to battle fires alongside weary Aussie crews, and...
UN Treaty Protects Rights of Disabled
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the agreement reached late Friday on the text of a treaty to protect the rights of persons with...
Double Amputee Conquers Mt. Everest
Mark Inglis, 47, a New Zealand mountain climber who lost both his legs to frostbite on Mount Cook in 1982 has become the first...
Frozen in Time: 32,000-Year-old Woolly Rhino Found with Skin, Fur, and Organs Intact
Four years ago, someone came across an extraordinary find—a juvenile rhino from the Pleistocene 'mummified' in the Siberian permafrost.
Alerting the relevant authorities, the discovery...
Landmark Genetics Study Shows Easter Island Population Collapse Never Happened
Our history books are littered with stories that present as lessons and warnings to future generations, and for years Rapa Nui, or Easter Island,...
Small Business to Sell ‘Superplants’ to Remove 30x More Indoor Pollutants Than Normal Houseplants
A company in France has developed genetically-enhanced houseplants that remove 30 times more indoor air pollutants than your normal ficus.
Paint, treated wood, household cleaners,...
Dolphin Moms Use ‘Baby Talk’ with Their Calves, Research Shows
A new examination of dolphin vocalizations found that mother bottlenose dolphins whistle at a higher pitch when talking to their offspring, exactly like human...
The Brains of Lost Fish Help Them Find Their Way Home, Reveals a Unique Study
Lost fish find their way home thanks to how their brains are wired, according to new research.
The neuronal circuit evolved up to half a...
Dolphins Self-Treat Their Own Skin By Lining Up to Rub on Specific Coral
Amazing footage shows dolphins rubbing against a specific type of coral—possibly to extract healing elements that will keep their skin healthy.
Researchers say it is...
Dolphins Have a Musical Social Media: Whistling Helps Them Bond With Friends at a Distance – and Increases Offspring
Male dolphins boost their social lives by whistling to each other at a distance, according to new research.
The high pitched sound tells others they...