Q&A: More lenient lice policies bug some parents
By JENNIFER C. KERRY Over the counter products for controlling head lice are photographed in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head…
Animals
Doctors, vets explore shared medical problems
By VERENA DOBNIK In this 2008 photo provided by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, M.D., Dr. Natterson-Horowitz listens to the heart of a female lion at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden…
Texas club auctions right to hunt endangered rhino
By MICHAEL GRACZYK In this Jan. 5, 2003, photo released by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a black rhino male and calf in Mkuze, South Africa. The organizer of…
CALIFORNIA ‘SEA SERPENTS’ WAS EGG-CARRYING FEMALE
By ALICIA CHANG This Friday Oct. 18, 2013 image provided by Mark Bussey shows an oarfish that washed up on the beach near Oceanside, Calif. This rare, snakelike oarfish measured…
ARGENTINES LINK HEALTH PROBLEMS TO AGROCHEMICALS
By MICHAEL WARREN and NATACHA PISARENKO In this March 29, 2013, photo, former farmworker Fabian Tomasi, 47, shows the condition of his emaciated body as he stands inside his home…
ATLANTA ZOO REVEALS POSSIBLE NAMES FOR PANDA CUBS
By KATE BRUMBACK FILE – In this July 29, 2013 file photo provided by Zoo Atlanta, twin newborn giant panda cubs lie in a blanket at Zoo Atlanta.Atlanta’s zoo on…
WAVE OF JELLYFISH SHUTS DOWN SWEDISH NUKE REACTOR
By GARY PEACH FILE – In this May 22, 2008 file photo, an exterior view of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Oskarshamn, southeastern Sweden. Officials at OKG, which runs…
AMERICANS ANXIOUS, IRRITATED AS GOV’T SHUTS DOWN
By DEEPTI HAJELA A sign explaining the closing of the Library of Congress is posted outside the Library of Congress in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Congress plunged the nation…