Jan. 16, 2025 — A new report shows the benefit of wearing contact lenses for slowing myopia has a lasting effect -- good news since 50% of the world (5 billion people) will likely be nearsighted ...

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Staff at the centre said the bird improved quickly once it started taking food and described it as a "very feisty" owl. The Barn Owl made a speedy recovery after being kept warm and fed under ...

The Barn Swallow is a sleek, small bird with a distinctive deeply forked tail and long, pointed wings. Its upperparts are glossy steel-blue, contrasting with a rusty-red forehead and throat. The ...

Megan Nolan on the almost mystical appeal of animal escapes.

The emblem bird of the United States, majestic in its appearance. It is not always so majestic in habits: it often feeds on carrion, including dead fish washed up on shore, and it steals food from ...

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