Animals

Think your cat Is being nice when grooming another cat? Think again

Mutual grooming in cats has been categorised as friendly cat behaviour, but it may not always be so.

Animals

How to keep your dog cool and comfortable when it's bright and sunny

When it's bright and sunny, it's great to spend more time outdoors with your dog. But time in the sun, water and dirt can have an effect on your dog's coat and their comfort.

Family

How Sudan is reviving women's football after years of conflict

Despite the taboos and restrictions, this squad of young girls are battling to bring the sport to the international stage.

Living

What to know when open-water swimming in lakes, seas, or rivers

Take care this summer by swimming at lifeguarded spots, acclimatising to the cold and knowing how to float on your back if you get into trouble.

Animals

How to keep your pets safe if the weather is hotter than usual

If you see your pet breathing rapidly, staggering or lethargy, sudden display of such symptoms could be a warning sign they are feeling dangerously hot.

Living

Study documents a precipitous decline in the number of languages

Globally, people currently use roughly 7,500 languages, but it is a far cry from the peak number historically.

Animals

Cancer patient’s cats inspires a push for pets in hospice wards in Poland

Under proposed new legislation in Poland, patients would soon have the right to be visited in hospices and palliative care wards by their pets.

Living

Ways to save energy and money when drying your laundry

Thanks to tumble dryers, we can put away clean laundry hours after putting it in the washing machine, but there are also cons to using the appliance.

Living

Volkswagen's newest employees in Poland are hired to eat grass

Over at Volkswagen's Poznań factory in Poland, a rather special recruitment drive has been taking place to enlist help in maintaining the green spaces around the factory's solar farm.

Living

Doing housework can declutter your home, and your mind as well

Experts from Zen monks to psychologists say there are mental health benefits to be found in such manual chores as sweeping, mopping and clearing away clutter.

Animals

Giraffes are relocated to escape oil drilling in Uganda's largest park

In Uganda, giraffes are relocated to escape oil drilling in the country's largest park.

Animals

Thousands of seal pups died of bird flu on remote Australian island

A pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic island, Australian scientists said recently.

People

They’ve been happily married for 17 years, but live over 4,800km apart

Duwenavue Sante Johnson and Joseph Carrillo first met in San Francisco, California, the United States when they lived a block apart. But that arrangement didn't last.

Animals

Ancient squirrels once ate woolly mammoth meat – the proof is in the poop

The ground squirrels' fossilised faeces contained DNA from woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed cats and bison, suggesting that the squirrels were eating meat from the larger animals.

Living

This full-time spelling bee coach charges US$180 an hour. Champs say he’s worth

While nearly every National Spelling Bee champion over the past 15 years has worked with a coach, the 32-year-old Remer is the country's only full-time, professional tutor for elite spellers.

Living

Whale 'supergroups' show that numbers are rebounding, but Iran war holds dangers

Whale 'supergroups' show that numbers are rebounding from hunting. But the Iran war holds dangers for them.

Science

Fossils challenge assumptions on how animals adapted to land

New research presents analysis of rare fossils which scientists say fill knowledge gaps on the development of the creatures that gave rise to the first land-dwelling vertebrates.

Living

Cubans are turning to solar-powered tricycles amidst a prolonged fuel crisis

Small electric tricycles have become the primary means of transportation for hundreds of thousands of Cubans grappling with a prolonged fuel crisis.

Animals

When it comes to scent, cats have super sniffing powers

when a cat sniffs something, curling their lip and pulling a face, they're using their vomeronasal organ for scent analysis.

Family

Sunburn must be taken seriously as it can lead to skin damage, even cancer

Experts suggest a combination of wearing sunscreen and spending time in the shade to protect skin from UV radiation.