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Earlier this month Er Shunand Da Mao, the giantpanda pair on loan fromChina to the Toronto Zoo,became the proud parentsof two healthy cubs. Nowzoo staffers and Chineseexperts are working roundthe clock to ensureeverything continues to gosmoothly.Dr....

For over thirty yearsnow researchers have beentrying to explain changesin the Australianarchaeological recordsfrom around 5,000-years-ago, when people suddenlybegan using new tools,eating harder to processfoods, and hunting a widerarray of animals. Whilemany...

ICELAND THEY have this delicacycalled hákarl that recently initiateddiners describe as “the worsttasting food on Earth,” “the world’sfoulest food,” and “the worst thingI have ever had in my mouth.” Tosay it smells like a urinal would begenerous. Not...

CLIMATE SCIENCE IS confusing. Fordecades, scientists have said thatmore CO means highertemperatures, longer dry spells, andbigger storms. But ask themwhether global warming caused aMidwest heatwave, the Californiadrought, or a New York hurricane,and...