A virus originally found in animals, mpox – which causes the disease of the same name – is now circulating in humans. Since ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — This week, the world's governments are meeting in Geneva for the 78th meeting of the Standing Committee of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of ...

Some great apes realize when a human partner doesn’t know something and are capable of communicating information to them to change their behavior, a new study shows.

Those revenue flows intensified after M23 - the latest in a long line of Tutsi-led rebellions - seized the coltan-rich Rubaya area in April, UN experts found. Congo is the world's top producer of ...

Tsetse flies are found in Africa, living in damp areas along the banks of rivers and lakes. They are the size of a large housefly and feed only on blood. ©Jaco Visser/Shutterstock.com The tsetse fly ...

More than 70 dead animals were found inside a vacant Connecticut home on Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, according to authorities. Authorities said they found the animals inside a home on River Street in ...

NAIROBI ― Understanding the genetic traits of chimpanzees and how they help them adapt to unique conditions in different habitats is critical to maintaining their resilience and ensuring long-term ...

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped ... sounds of bombings and gunfire, and found bullet casings in his backyard.

An expert in sea lilies – which are marine invertebrates, not plants as the name might suggest – Jagt found that at least two different species of these creatures were present. The ...

People protest in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, against the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels' advances into eastern Congo's capital Goma. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi) ...