Faine GreenwoodMarch 12, 2013 05:38

Animal rights supporters scored a victory in the European Union on March 11, as regulators announced a total ban on both the sale and import of products containing any ingredients tested on animals.

Three shark species given additional Cites protection

Faine GreenwoodMarch 11, 2013 11:43

The 178-member Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora voted on March 11 to grant additional protection to the oceanic whitetip, porbeagle manta rays and three species of hammerhead shark, species that are currently at risk from the "finning" trade.

Katrine DermodyMarch 11, 2013 09:57

Outrage of the Day: Guinea pig-gate

Grand Valley State University has reached a $40,000 settlement with a student who sued to keep a guinea pig in a campus apartment for emotional support. Cue the outrage and bewilderment.

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This little fella looks like he could calm your depressed and stressed mind. (Justin Sullivan/AFP/Getty Images)

Whether you're outraged that Grand Valley State has been forced to give Ms. Velzen a $40,000 settlement for her troubles, or if you're more upset that the university threatened to kick little Blanca to the curb in the first place, I think we can all agree on one thing: this entire situation is overwhelmingly underwhelming.

Talia RalphMarch 9, 2013 16:45

Bee attack in South Africa leaves 44 children injured

A swarm of bees attacked a group of 80 young children during their visit to a bunny park in South Africa.

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A pictures shows bees at an apiary near the central Gaza Strip refugee camp of Bureij on April 19, 2010. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)

A massive bee attack is not exactly the best way to end a field trip. But that's exactly what happened to a group of about 80 South African pre-schoolers Friday.

Beyond horsemeat

Paul AmesMarch 11, 2013 06:01

The snake snacks, dog dinners or potentially poisonous blow-fish banquets of Asian cuisine may conventionally top the yuck factor list for squeamish North American palettes. But Europe has its gastronomic weird side, too.

Camel fossil found in Canada's High Arctic region

Mariya KarimjeeMarch 7, 2013 10:28

New evidence has found that the resilient, humped creatures actually survived and evolved in Canada's High Arctic.

Locusts swarm Israel

Amy SilversteinMarch 6, 2013 14:02

A swarm of locusts hit Egypt and Israel just before Passover.

In Asia, tide slowly turning against shark fin soup

Patrick WinnMarch 11, 2013 06:01

BANGKOK — Despite being one of Asia's biggest status symbols, shark fin soup is losing popularity among environmentally conscious diners throughout China and Taiwan.

Tehran rats outgrowing cats, surviving poison, but not snipers

David TrifunovMarch 5, 2013 19:25

So far, a few teams of snipers using infrared scopes to hunt the creatures have killed about 2,200 rats. Iran hopes to have 40 teams this year.

Katrine DermodyMarch 5, 2013 13:24

Outrage of the Day: Elephant killed by train in Indian wildlife reserve

An elephant was killed after it was hit by a train inside the Buxa Tiger Reserve, an area that elephants pass through as they migrate between India and Bhutan.

Despite the creation of Elephant corridors in northeastern India, wildlife and high-speed trains continue to collide.