Army veteran C.W. Bowman volunteered for a job most would turn down during the Vietnam War. Bowman discussed his experiences ...

The yellow-bellied slider is a semiaquatic turtle, native to southeastern United States, where it is the most common turtle species. As the name suggests, they have a yellow belly that is buried under ...

When I boarded the afternoon flight from the hustle of Delhi on 6 February 2026, my destination was Guwahati, Assam. Reporter Javed Parvesh, who had flown in from Kolkata, joined me at Guwahati ...

Rodent experts said the prolonged cold weather could kill some rats and cause others to have fewer babies, resulting in a smaller population in the spring. By James Barron It’s been so cold that ...

Rescue teams, who called off operations described the mining site at Thangsko as an underground death trap. The tragedy has once again drawn attention to the dangerous conditions inside illegal ...

The human cost of rat-hole mining falls disproportionately on migrant labourers. IMAGE: An NDRF team arrives at the blast site to rescue trapped mine workers in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, February ...

Two people — who police say are the owners of the illegally operating rat-hole mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, where at least 18 workers have died after an explosion — have been ...

Naked mole-rats are blind and hairless and live their entire lives underground. They have two large sets of front teeth, and can move their lower set of teeth independently of each other. Each ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naked mole-rats are blind and hairless and live their entire lives underground. They have two large sets of front teeth, and can ...

Naked mole rats are possibly one of the most bizarre animals on the planet. They are the world’s only ectothermic mammals and can survive 18 minutes without oxygen. Also unusual for mammals is that ...

The devastating coal mine explosion in Meghalaya yet again highlights the dangers of illegal rat-hole mining and prompting urgent rescue efforts IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for ...