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One of the ASPCA’s largest rescue operations is providing animals with care and medicine. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in North Carolina has seized 600 or more dogs, cats, horses and other animals from a no-kill shelter in the state, according to a Washington Post story. The seizure, one […]

Research shows insecticides are becoming less effective in removing the pests. Researchers are saying bedbugs are becoming more resistant to pesticides designed to kill them, and as a result, outbreaks of the pests are on the rise in some areas of the country, according to a Huffington Post story. Bedbugs are found just about everywhere, including

Lumber importer faces fines for falsely claiming wood came from other locations. Lumber Liquidators, a Toano, Virginia based company, has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors for telling U.S. officials the wood it was selling for flooring came from Germany instead of the actual location, the habitats of endangered Siberian tigers in Asia, according

Bill Nye writes about the benefits of auto racing with electric cars. Imagine attending a race at your favorite NASCAR track and listening to the hum of the engines and the smell of hot dogs and popcorn in the air.  Well, that’s what Bill Nye would like the auto racing experience to be like, according

Oregramma illecebrosa was likely an ancestor to modern butterflies, but had one critical difference. A team of scientists from Indiana University was stunned when they discovered a fossilized insect that looked and flew like a butterfly. According to a report from UPI, Oregramma illecebrosa resembled modern butterflies, but existed more than 40 million years ago. The scientists

NASA has an elaborate roadmap for the journey to the red planet, but will it actually work? Astronauts, governments, and even everyday people have been eyeing Mars for quite some time now, and talk of a manned mission to the red planet has reached a point where serious questions need to be asked. A Congressional Committee recently

NASA has numerous ongoing space missions, but scientists are waiting to see what the Juno probe uncovers below Jupiter’s mysterious clouds. As we reported earlier, NASA recently just carried out one of the first of two controlled fuel burns to make sure that the Juno space probe was on the right course for Jupiter. The solar-powered probe

British group seeks to make consumers aware of high sugar content in their diets. A new report out from the British campaign group, Action on Sugar, says 98 percent of hot flavored drinks sold in major coffee chains in the United Kingdom are laced with excessive amounts of sugar, with as much as 25 teaspoons

The H-E-B grocery company has voluntarily recalled this flavor of ice cream over concerns that it may contain wood splinters. Before you reach for a bowl of ice cream for dessert tonight, be sure to check the date on the label. According to a report from Immortal News, a major supermarket chain has voluntarily recalled a

Loss of ice leads to even more warming, and rising sea levels. Warm temperatures in the Arctic region have resulted in the lowest amount of sea ice in the month of January since satellite technology began recording the levels, according to a discovery.com story. The extent of the sea ice averaged 5.2 million square miles during January