Monitoring has shown possums are lurking in urban New Plymouth, despite a common misconception the pesky pest is just a rural problem. Towards Predator-Free Taranaki recently completed its annual ...

The tarantula bites look scary, yet scientists assure that the venom does not contain sufficient strength to kill a healthy human. No tarantula bite deaths have been established at present. The size ...

Close-up of a Golden Retriever. My dogs are shameless beggars when it comes to food. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks — whenever anything resembling even the smallest of meals is present, they turn on ...

ATLANTA — They may look intimidating, but researchers say the bite of the bright yellow Joro spider is nothing to fear. A new study from Clemson University, believed to be the first controlled bite ...

There are some great finds that can only be found on Etsy — this year, Santa's stuffing everyone's stockings with some true ...

A "vulnerable" woman with learning difficulties whose death sparked a murder investigation died as a result of blood clots in her lungs, an inquest has found. Abbie Leigh Downing's partner called an ...

A Middlesex County man in his 50s has been diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV), marking the ninth human case of the mosquito-borne illness identified in Massachusetts this season, state health ...

A New Jersey feather has died after eating a hamburger, become the first known fatality from a meat allergy that’s caused by tick bites. The 47-year-old victim suffered from alpha-gal syndrome, a rare ...

The teacher loved her job despite knowing what we were up to. The golden rule for kindergarten was “treat others as you would want to be treated.” That’s why there were no stocks or pillory awaiting ...