TORO TORO, Bolivia (AP) – Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters – capable of sinking their claws even into solid stone.
TORO TORO, Bolivia (AP) – Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters – capable of sinking their claws even into solid stone.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said in a statement. Douglas-Hamilton was known for decades of conservation work, which included pioneering trackers and collaring to protect elephants against poaching. He died Monday in Kenya, the statement said Tuesday.
LONDON (AP) – Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago.
DETROIT (AP) – Colin Farrell’s had it done – many times. So have Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox. Heck, even Bart Simpson did. Whether it’s Marilyn Monroe’s face, Billy Bob Thornton’s name, a sultry rose or even Bart’s partially inscribed homage to his mother, some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or many others.
NEW YORK (AP) – It’s time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year. The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December, according to the American Meteor Society. The meteors tend to be yellow in color and can be seen across the globe, but the best viewing happens in the Northern Hemisphere.
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of “America First” global health funding agreements that will prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president’s broader foreign policy goals and positions.
CHENGDU, China (AP) – French first lady Brigitte Macron caught up with an old friend – a giant panda born in France – at the tail end Friday of a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron.
