How monk parakeets — and grackles — came to call Austin home

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

Lamont dismisses Trump threat to cut CT funding. CT gets $2 billion a year

Gov. Ned Lamont dismissed President Donald Trump’s latest threat to block federal funds on Feb. 1 to Connecticut and 10 other ...
The New Yorker

The Perils of Killing the Already Dead

Women who died in childbirth, young men who died in war, infants who died before baptism—these especially pitiable dead were ...

Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Key Objectives, Provisions and Its Significance

Explore the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, its key objectives, legal provisions, and recent amendments. Learn how this ...
Travel Mexico Solo on MSN

These are the 20 biggest and scariest birds on Earth (and yes, some of them do attack humans)

Wondering about the most dangerous birds on Earth? We've compiled this list of the Top 20 scariest birds — some that have ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Rare 9-ft "camel birds" released into Saudi desert

Rare, 9‑foot-tall red‑necked ostriches, sometimes nicknamed “camel birds” for their towering height and desert stride, have ...
Live Science on MSN

Largest crowd-sourced hunt for alien intelligence reveals 12 billion 'signals of interest' in collapsed Arecibo Observatory data

A crowd-sourced search for alien intelligence called SETI@Home is in its final stages, analyzing 100 radio signals of ...

RFK Jr.’s Eugenics-Coded Crusade

Survival of the fittest—a concept that’s been twisted and abused since its birth—could be a Trump administration motto.
Dawn

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation told to stop breeding of exotic species at zoo

KARACHI: The Sindh government has directed the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to immediately take steps to stop the breeding of exotic species at the Karachi zoo, with particular emphasis on ...
Dexerto

Best GameCube games of all time, ranked

We rank the best GameCube games of all time. From Metroid Prime and Wind Waker to Super Smash Bros. Melee and Resident Evil 4 ...
Metro

Puppy farms, snares and trail hunting to be banned in animal welfare overhaul

Cruel dog breeding practices including puppy farming are to be banned under the Government’s new animal welfare strategy (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Snaring and puppy farming are set to be ...
The Mirror

Cruel puppy farming that keeps breeding dogs in dire conditions to be banned

Cruel puppy farming where breeding dogs are kept in appalling conditions, often overbred and denied proper care will be banned under a major package to protect animals. The Government on Monday ...