For one woman, her official "mom" status came on Friday, October 17th. There's a stray cat who loves to visit her yard, and ...

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Meet the leech, the misunderstood hero of aquatic ecosystems all over the world, who does not always suck blood!

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become famous ...