Benji Gregory, a child star who played Brian Tanner in the 1980s sitcom “Alf,” has died. He was 46. According to online records from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s office in Arizona reviewed by USA TODAY Wednesday, Gregory – whose full name was Benjamin Gregory Hertzberg – died June 13. A cause of death is […]
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Pet Owners Face Dilemma After Nationwide Drops 100,000 Insurance Policies
Christie Keith has been paying $600 a month in pet insurance premiums to insure her dogs for years and bumped that up to more than $700 recently to add coverage for her 4-year-old Silkan Windhound, Pip. But a few weeks ago, the protection plan for her pets came unraveled when Nationwide Insurance announced it would […]
Continue ReadingBee Engaged With Youth – World Bee Day
Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat due to human activities. Pollination is vital for the survival of ecosystems, with nearly 90% of wild flowering plant species and over 75% of food crops relying on animal pollination. Moreover, pollinators are also crucial for food security and biodiversity conservation. […]
Continue ReadingApex Predator River Monster
Apex predator river monster that’s strangled US waterways is spreading The flathead catfish can grow to 120lbs and is now in Canada after going north Scientists blame climate change for its spread and fear it is devastating rivers A river monster that can reach 120lbs and eat anything nearby is tightening its chokehold on America’s […]
Continue Reading‘Puppy Bowl’ 2024
‘Puppy Bowl’ celebrates a big anniversary this year, one that shelter and rescue pups will cheer The annual “Puppy Bowl” turns 20 this year, well over middle age in dog years. But does the sheer cuteness of it really ever get old? “Who doesn’t want to watch dogs play all day long?” asks Laurie Johnson, […]
Continue ReadingCat Video Sent 19M Miles
NASA beamed ultra-high definition video of a cat named Taters back to Earth from nearly 19 million miles away, the space agency said Monday. The 15-second cat video was sent to Earth as an experiment for NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications. The space agency hopes to one day stream very high-bandwidth video and other data […]
Continue ReadingIllegal Sale of Dinosaur Bones That Were Shipped to China
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned a 13-count indictment charging four people with allegedly buying and selling more than $1 million in “paleontological resources,” which includes dinosaur bones that were exported to China, authorities announced Thursday. Vint Wade, 65, and Donna Wade, 67, of Moab, Utah; Steven Willing, 67, of Los Angeles, […]
Continue ReadingIt Took Two Months To Free Juggles
A curious bear cub got his head stuck in a plastic jug. It took two months to free Juggles. Abear cub got a little too interested in a pet food feeder and got its head stuck inside the plastic container – where it stayed for nearly two months – until Tennessee wildlife workers freed it. […]
Continue ReadingPFAS Have Been Found In Animals
As research on toxic “forever chemicals” continues, more is being learned about not only the impacts on humans, but on animals as well. Here’s what you should know about the research in Wisconsin on that topic. Have PFAS been found in animals in Wisconsin? Yes. Sean Strom, a wildlife toxicologist for the Department of Natural […]
Continue ReadingAsteroid Sample Has Landed
A long-awaited asteroid sample has landed in the US An asteroid sample collected by NASA has touched down on Earth, giving scientists the opportunity to learn more about the origins of the solar system and capturing a piece of a massive space rock that has a chance of colliding with our planet in the future. […]
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