Florida authorities Wednesday announced the arrests of 22 people, including three who listed Walt Disney World as their employer, in a sting of people allegedly targeting children for sexual activity. The arrests came after a weeklong investigation involving the Lake County sheriff’s cybercrimes unit in central Florida and other agencies. In the sting, which was called “Be Mine,” detectives posed as children, or parents of children, in various online chat […]

A tiger from the Corbett Tiger Reserve in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand is shown in a file photo. Forest officials said another tiger who strayed from the park killed its 10th human victim in six weeks on Sunday. (Corbett Tiger Reserve/Associated Press). A tiger prowling near villages in northern India killed its 10th person in six weeks, a day after eluding a trap set by hunters with a […]

    Site appears to equal importance of original Burgess Shale discovery Researchers have discovered a significant new shale fossil bed in Kootenay National Park that could equal the importance and one day even surpass the original discovery of the Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park. The exact location is being kept confidential but it`s near Marble Canyon. Michael Streng and a newly discovered fossil at a new Burgess Shale […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Prince William says a global alliance is being created to combat the illegal wildlife trade United for Wildlife brings together his foundation and the world’s leading wildlife charities Increasing numbers of elephants, rhinos and tigers are being poached for the trade A global conference is being held Thursday in London to address the issue Britain’s Prince William called for global action Wednesday to stop the illegal wildlife trade […]

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A dataset, described as the largest of it kind to date, has assessed the impact of urbanisation on biodiversity levels around the globe. It found that cities supported far fewer species of birds and plants compared with similar areas of undeveloped land. However, it showed the vast majority of flora and fauna in a city reflected an area’s “unique biotic heritage”. The findings appear in the journal Proceedings of the […]

The plane was said to have been carrying military personnel and family members An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in mountains in the north-east of the country with 103 passengers and crew on board. The Hercules C-130 crashed in a mountainous area of Oum al-Bouaghi province, en route to Constantine. One survivor has been found and the search continues, emergency services official Col Farid Nechad told public radio. The […]

  Gold medalist, Dara Howell, left, and bronze medalist, Kim Lamarre, both of Canada, celebrate their wins in the Ladies Ski Slopestyle final at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 MEDALS as of Tuesday, 11th February 9:06 ET   Rank Country Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Total 1   4 3 2 9 2   4 2 4 10 3   3 2 […]

With a chip under your skin, you can do everything from unlocking doors to starting motorbikes, says Frank Swain, who has been trying to get his own implant. A few years ago, I perched on the edge of my bed in a tiny flat, breathing in a cloud of acetone fumes, using a scalpel to pick at the corner of an electronic travel card. More than 10 million Londoners use […]

Warning: Video is graphic. A Copenhagen Zoo is dealing with intense backlash after it killed a healthy, two-year-old giraffe and fed its remains to lions on Sunday. The zoo maintains it took appropriate actions to prevent inbreeding. The Lions in Copenhagen Zoo eat the remains of a perfectly healthy young giraffe named Marius was shot dead at Copenhagen zoo on Febuary 9, 2014 despite an online petition to save it […]