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The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and controversies that have upset the country's avian elections before.

A medical team in the U.S. has performed a rare kidney transplant during which the patient was awake throughout the procedure and was discharged the next day.

The orphaned calf swam from British Columbia after several rescue attempts by a First Nations community.

Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria, and have shown that it cures bloodstream infections in mice. The new antibiotic class is described in a study recently published in the journal PNAS. Antibiotic

It's a contrast to his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, who encouraged development of the Amazon — legal and illegal — and didn't add areas designated as Indigenous lands.

Hoboken, New Jersey, recently marked seven consecutive years without a traffic death. Officials there credit their decision to take away some street parking, a change that increases visibility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

The record-breaking donation came from a 93-year-old former professor, who is the widow of a wealthy investor.

A French enthusiast who built the tower was previously told it had not qualified for the record.

The former indoor mall will house two multidisciplinary UCLA centers focusing on immunology and immunotherapy as well as quantum science and engineering.

An injured owl in the Russian city of Smolensk has the good fortune to end up outside a fire station.

Army GP Alastair Bush wins the international category at the World Mullet Championships in Australia.

The search for an escaped kangaroo continues in Ontario Saturday. The rogue marsupial was first spotted in Oshawa on Friday morning.

A groundbreaking study by Mass Eye and Ear associates tinnitus with undetected auditory nerve damage, challenging previous beliefs and opening new paths for treatment through auditory nerve regeneration. A new study from Mass Eye and Ear investigators reveals that people who report tinnitus, whic

Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an iridescent golden coat and the ability to “swim” through sand dunes after it hadn't been seen for more than 80 years and was thought to be extinct.

The 17-day long wait for the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel of Uttarakhand finally ended on Tuesday.

In the late 1980s, there were near a million new cases of guinea worm disease recorded worldwide. In 2021, there were only 15. How was this achieved?

The Caribbean island will protect an area of ocean from commercial fishing to safeguard sperm whales.

In a monumental achievement, Bangladesh has become the first country in the world to be officially validated for having eliminated visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as kala-azar, as a public health problem.

In a former pub is a new eatery able to feed a family of four for $16. And those who can't afford to eat can get a free meal.