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Tourists ride donkeys and horses as they visit Jordan's ancient city of Petra after it reopened following restrictions to stem the coronavirus pandemic

Work Dries Up For Jordan's Donkeys As Coronavirus Cripples Tourism

Work dries up for Jordan's donkeys as coronavirus cripples tourism

Laughing Gas For Depression: Nitrous Oxide Treatment Provides Fast, Effective Results

Depression

Some patients improved for two weeks after just a one-hour inhalation session of 25% nitrous oxide.

Peugeot To Be Prosecuted In France Over 'Dieselgate'

French car-maker Peugeot is under investigation on allegations of consumer fraud in connection with the sale of Euro 5 diesel vehicles in France between 2009 and 2015

Peugeot to be prosecuted in France over 'dieselgate'

This file photo taken on December 17, 2014 shows an aerial view of the Atibainha river dam, in Nazare Paulista, during a drought affecting Sao Paulo state, Brazil

Historic Drought Threatens Brazil's Economy

Historic drought threatens Brazil's economy

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Megalodons' reliance on nurseries may have contributed to the end of their 20-million-year reign, researchers said in a new study

Extinct Megalodon Shark Could Have Been 65 Feet Long, Study Says

A new study has found that the megalodon shark may have been bigger than what scientists previously estimated.

Oceans absorb more than 90 percent of excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions

5 Oceans? Nat Geo Recognizes Southern Ocean As World's Fifth Ocean

The Southern Ocean is considered "ecologically distinct" as it harbors thousands of species that cannot be found elsewhere.

Bengal tiger Fiona gave birth to four cubs: Yanek, a white tiger, her sisters Melissa and Gaby, and a brother, Miguel

Havana Zoo Introduces Yanek, A Rare White Tiger, Cuba's First

Havana Zoo introduces Yanek, a rare white tiger, Cuba's first

Cerro Dominador is the first thermosolar power plant in Latin America

Chile Inaugurates Latin America's First Thermosolar Plant

Chile inaugurates Latin America's first thermosolar plant

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans to meet G7 leaders at their summit in England to discuss trade and other issues

Australia PM Presses G7 On Trade Reform To Rein In China

Australia PM presses G7 on trade reform to rein in China

Mistakes by the party's co-leaders, Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck, did not help their regional election campaign

Greens' Election Hopes Hitting East German Wall

Greens' election hopes hitting east German wall

The election has been hampered by social distancing, cancelled presidential debates and one candidate catching Covid

Mongolians Head To Polls In Covid-curbed Elections

Mongolians head to polls in Covid-curbed elections

Taiwan has struggled to secure enough vaccine doses for its 23 million people

Delta COVID-19 Variant 'Worst' Strain Yet, Could Potentially Evade Vaccines

The B.1.617.2 Delta variant accounts for only 6% of cases in the United States, but top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said the actual number could likely be higher.

Johnson reportedly told Biden he "disliked" the phrase "special relationship"

UK Skirts 'Special Relationship' Talk For Biden Meet

UK skirts 'special relationship' talk for Biden meet

Sea Lions

California Sea Lions Seeing 'Unprecedented' Cancer Rates; Banned Chemicals Share The Blame

The cancer rates among the sea lions was found to be "one of the highest among mammals."

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the village of Tain-l'Hermitage as part of a nationwide tour to "take the country's pulse"Â

France's Macron Slapped In The Face While Greeting Crowd

France's Macron slapped in the face while greeting crowd

In this file photo taken on May 12, 2020 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wears a face mask as he arrives at a flag-raising ceremony at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia

Guterres Tapped For Second Term As UN Chief

Guterres tapped for second term as UN chief

new ACS cervical cancer screening guidelines

COVID-19 Patients With This Comorbidity Have The Highest Risk Of Death

Patients battling cancer are at a higher risk of dying from COVID-19, a study has found.

brain scan

World Brain Tumor Day 2021: Significance And Facts You Should Know

Incidence rates of brain tumors vary among races.

The elephants grab 40 winks after their epic jungle journey

Heavy Sleepers: Elephants On Epic Trek Take Nap

Heavy sleepers: elephants on epic trek take nap

Kazakhstan's saiga antelope population has bounced back in the last two years

Endangered Antelope Rebounds In Kazakhstan, But Threats Loom

Endangered antelope rebounds in Kazakhstan, but threats loom

Fruit Fly

Ever Felt 'Hangry'? Even Fruit Flies Get Aggressive When Hungry

The "hangry" fruit flies are more likely to fight with each other.

Presidens Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva with low expectations

Biden To Champion Democracy In First Foreign Trip

Biden to champion democracy in first foreign trip

Tiger Shark

'Didn't Even Flinch': Tiger Sharks Aren't Scared Of Hurricanes

Tiger sharks didn't evacuate even during a direct hit from Hurricane Matthew.

Only time will tell how much ExxonMobil changes after upstart investment group Engine No. 1 won three board seats at the oil giant

Engine No. 1 Converts Tiny ExxonMobil Stake Into Big Win

Engine No. 1 converts tiny ExxonMobil stake into big win

Rotifers can now be added to the list of organisms that can survive seemingly indefinitely

Arctic Micro-animal Survives 24,000 Years In Siberian Permafrost

Arctic micro-animal survives 24,000 years in Siberian permafrost

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) under new party chief Armin Laschet won around 37 percent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday

Momentum With Merkel Party After Drubbing Far Right In State Poll

Momentum with Merkel party after drubbing far right in state poll

Symptoms that signal lyme disease

Lyme Disease Symptoms And Treatment: Is It Contagious, Curable Or Fatal?

Lyme disease is caused by bacteria carried by ticks and causes flu-like symptoms to those infected. If left untreated, Lyme disease can damage any organ in the body.

A Dragonâs Blood Tree grows on a hillside at Homhil in the northeast of the Yemeni island of Socotra, a species found only on the Indian Ocean archipelago

Yemen's Unique 'Dragon's Blood' Island Under Threat

Yemen's unique 'dragon's blood' island under threat

In 2015, an MSF hospital in the northern province of Kunduz was destroyed by a US airstrike in which 42 people were killed

The 'French Doctors' Who Came To The Aid Of Soviet-occupied Afghans

The 'French Doctors' who came to the aid of Soviet-occupied Afghans

Annular eclipses occur when the Moon is not close enough to Earth to completely obscure sunlight, leaving a thin ring of the solar disc visible

'Ring of Fire': Where, How To Watch This Week's Annular Solar Eclipse

The last solar eclipse visible from the continental U.S. was 2017's total solar eclipse.

An AfD victory would be a devastating blow for the conservatives and seriously weaken the already fragile standing of the CDU's new leader Armin Laschet

Merkel Party Wins Big In Last German State Poll Before General Election

Merkel party wins big in last German state poll before general election

France will require anaesthesia for pigs facing castration starting next year

Deadline Looms For French Pig Farmers On Castration Choice

Deadline looms for French pig farmers on castration choice

In the one region arsonists torched a trailer in a field displaying banners calling for a "No" vote, infuriating farmers

Swiss Mired In Poisonous Row Over Pesticides

Swiss mired in poisonous row over pesticides

A "fish ladder" -- a narrow channel around a mile long with man-made steps -- simulates the rapids of a mountain stream

Drought-hit California Scales Up Plan To Truck Salmon To Ocean

Drought-hit California scales up plan to truck salmon to ocean

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