
Spider venom may save the bees: study
Venom from one of the world's most poisonous spiders may help save the world's honeybees, providing a biopesticide that kills pests but spares the precious pollinators, a study said Wednesday. ... more
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Koala shows it's cool to be a tree hugger
Australia's cuddly koala rarely drinks water and doesn't have any sweat glands, long leaving scientists to wonder how it cools off in a heatwave. ... more
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France says Australia defence ties repaired after submarine row
Trump: U.S. to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, EU to pay bill
Ukraine, Russia trade blows in escalating spy war
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Manitoba stops zebra mussel invasion with fertilizer
Canadian conservation authorities on Tuesday celebrated a succesful test using liquid fertilizer to kill invasive Zebra mussels in a lakefront harbor in the western province of Manitoba. ... more
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Tehran warned of new sandstorm as death toll hits five
Iranian authorities warned on Tuesday of harsh weather conditions across the country, a day after a freak sandstorm with record winds killed five people in Tehran. ... more
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Tropical storm Boris downgraded, still packing heavy rain
A storm named Boris that is lingering off Mexico's west coast was downgraded to a tropical depression on Wednesday, but is still packing heavy rains that could cause deadly flash floods and mudslides. ... more
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The 'Sherlock Holmes' of Himalayan mountaineering
When a deadly avalanche hit Mount Everest last April, reporters made a beeline for 90-year-old Elizabeth Hawley, the woman Edmund Hillary once called "the Sherlock Holmes of the mountaineering world". ... more
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H.K. rallies for Tiananmen 25th anniversary as Beijing clamps down
China on Wednesday imposed smothering security in central Beijing on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, as tens of thousands gathered in Hong Kong for potentially the biggest commemoration yet seen in honour of the student protesters killed in 1989. ... more
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