Japan’s orphaned monkey sensation Punch to celebrate his 1st birthday
ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people’s hearts by…
Toronto’s Great Beaver Quest turns World Cup visitors into statue hunters
TORONTO (AP) — Berczy Park is home to a much-loved fountain featuring canine sculptures that shoot water out…
Young Elvis fans keep his legacy alive at Tupelo Elvis Festival
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Nearly 50 years after Elvis Presley ‘s death, a gaggle of exuberant young boys…
Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests
NEW YORK — A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques…
A real-life WKRP in Cincinnati has radio listeners ‘stoked’
CINCINNATI (AP) — WKRP isn’t dead — as of Monday, it’s living on the air in Cincinnati. The…
Rescuers try to save stranded whale Timmy with the help of air cushions
BERLIN (AP) — Rescuers in Germany began an elaborate operation Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that…
World’s oldest living land animal, a tortoise, is still alive
LONDON (AP) — Reports of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a nearly 200-year-old…
Argentine teens say they identify themselves as non-human animals in latest viral trend
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — On a recent Sunday, a Buenos Aires plaza transformed into a makeshift wilderness for…
Video shows flames flying from NASA plane that touched down without landing gear
A NASA research plane malfunctioned and had to touch down in Texas without landing gear on Tuesday, sliding…
Scientists recover the oldest wooden tools from a site in Greece
NEW YORK — Two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools to…
Rare cheetah mummies found in Saudi caves
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have uncovered the mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia.…
Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last…