The majority of people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief. Why? Because the cause of depression has been oversimplified, and drugs designed to treat it aim at the wrong target, according to a new study
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]]> Shane and Sia Barbi want everyone to know it's not enough to see cities in California jumping on the band wagon to end declawing. They want the entire country to ban the practice, which they say "is not declawing. It's deknuckling.''
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]]> A deer has narrowly escaped the clutches of two salivating lions after unknowingly jumping into the big cats' enclosure.


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]]> Jackie and Teddy throw Silver a surprise half-birthday party that takes her back to her childhood days. Dixon, Ivy, and Teddy assist Liam in devising a plan to get revenge on Jen. Dixon's decision to confront Sasha.Watch 90210 Season 2 Episode 9: A Trip t
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]]> Tucked into a grimy building in Guangzhou, a small band of Chinese master carvers chip away at ivory tusks with chisels, fashioning them into the sorts of intricate carvings that were prized by Chinese emperors.

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]]> For the second time in less than two months, a mouse has delayed a trans-Atlantic flight for Delta. Both stowaways were spotted onboard planes about to take off from Kennedy International Airport as they departed for London Heathrow Airport.
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]]> Authorities of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) have planned captive breeding of tigers in Buxa which has been identified as a reserve with a low density population of big cats
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]]> Until early 2009, Silk brand soy milk was made using organic soybeans. But earlier this year, Dean Foods (owner of the Silk brand) quietly switched to conventional soybeans, which are often grown with pesticides.
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]]> These pictures from an an un-named, hapless but entirely resourceful Alaskan bush pilot take aircraft gastronomy to new heights, however. It seems the owner of this 1958 Piper Cub – a wood-and-fabric taildragger popular with backcountry pilots – had been
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]]> This week, 17-year-old Nunavut hunter Jupi Angootealuk survived three days on an ice floe and the unwanted attentions of a fully grown female polar bear accompanied by a pair of cubs. Angootealuk shot the female dead
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]]> Wildlife artist Robert Fuller spent more than 50 nights in a cramped hide to observe and photograph a clan of wild badgers.
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]]> Is it ethical to stick human DNA into lab animals to research human diseases? The UK Academy of Medical Sciences this week announced a project to consider the issue and make recommendations.
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]]> On October 21st 2009, cross-party MEPs from the European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals were presented with pledges from more than 65,000 people taking part in the world’s first ever web-based march, calling for the
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]]> Scientists are on the brink of creating freaky animals with human brains, faces arms and legs for medical research.

They say the "science fiction" of producing animals with human cells which might even speak is just around the corner.

But they want
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]]> Under the cool breeze of the Zimbabwean night sky, FOUR PAWS has transferred a group of rescued elephants to the Hwange National Park. The nine animals had been caught illegally in the wild and kept under atrocious conditions for months.
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]]> The RSPCA is appealing for information after a Rottweiler puppy was put out with the trash in Leeds.


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]]> Fruit bats regularly engage in oral sex, according to groundbreaking new research published in Science magazine.
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]]> The best of underwater life: from killer seals to swimming tigers
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]]> Polling from 3 key states — and 5 key districts — finds strong support for the climate and clean energy bill. Every major recent poll has come to the same conclusion
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]]> Photos highlight the wildlife at risk in the Central America

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]]> Like a modern, micro version of The Thing, Antarctica's icy lakes have been discovered to house a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified. The finding could shed light on whether microbial life evolved
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]]> Hundreds of experts from 50 nations are set to agree on a "DNA barcode" system that gives every plant on Earth a unique genetic fingerprint
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]]> As game console makers attempt to perfect a hands-free, full-body controller, Sony has revealed its latest offering. Called the Interactive Communication Unit (ICU), the new motion body game control uses stereo cameras to watch a player and gauge depth.
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]]> Conservationists say there is fresh hope for one of the world's rarest reptiles.
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]]> Leatherback turtles tend to be the reptilian equivalent of "right-handed".
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]]> together. Private tutor, personalized curriculum and the best part, scheduling of classes when I wanted. Their courses are like $600, instead of all the above offering.
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]]> While the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland may have finally done the right thing by moving Mercedes from Edinburgh Zoo to the Highland Wildlife Park, they are way off the mark with their plans to bring in more polar bears.
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]]> Hundreds of dead and dying animals have been found stuffed into rubbish bins in the tourist centre of Barcelona. The pet ‘kiosks’ on the famous pedestrian street, Las Ramblas, have been implicated but there are fears that this horrifying crime is just
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]]> The world will have to spend an extra $500 billion to cut carbon emissions for each year it delays implementing a major assault on global warming, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

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]]> Please don’t forget to do your daily clicks to save animals and the environment; it literally takes seconds but makes such a difference:
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]]> PLEASE TRY AND HELP FIND HOMES FOR ALL THESE LITTLE SAV BUDDIES
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]]> It's that time again -- shopping time, that is -- and our friends at The Times' brand-new Holiday Gift Guide blog have advice on ways you can make your gift-buying dollars stretch in ways that help animals
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]]> Ask the authorities in Medinaceli, Spain to stop the Toro Júbilo bullfighting event on 14/15 November. Find out more and take the quick and easy email action.

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]]> Ever wondered why our country's laws so often favor the rich over middle and working-class people? Of the 535 voting members of Congress, over 44 percent of—237 to be exact—are millionaires.
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]]> US scientists have created a "bug atlas" of the human body highlighting microbe hotspots. One of the most surprising results of their study was the "personalised" nature of bacterial communities which varied from person to person.
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]]> Rising temperatures are robbing polar bears of their homes and access to the food they need to survive. In response, the Interior Department has announced a proposal to designate more than 200,000 square miles of critical habitat for these struggling
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]]> To help celebrate its fifth annual Pet Cancer Awareness Month, Veterinary Pet Insurance has partnered with the Animal Cancer Foundation to raise funds for pet cancer research. This will include bicoastal pet cancer awareness walks in CA and NY.
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]]> Please tell Prime Minister Harper to End the Seal Hunt forever! Boycott canadian Seafood!

Please sign the Petition and share it with your Family and Friends.

We must stop the cruel Seal Hunt!


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]]> The pickers working their way along the hillside, clipping bunches of small, dark purple grapes from the rows of vines and dropping them into plastic buckets are harbingers of a warmer planet.
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]]> A little over a month ago, Rasine (who’s three now) and Huyen were at a birthday party. Rasine was offered a snack or a piece of cake by her friend’s mother and, before accepting, asked the hostess, “Is this vegan?”
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]]> Toddlers and young children are so open to the world and its inhabitants, so full of affection and wonder, and so free of judgment except for what judgments the adults in their lives teach them. Children aren't born racist or homophobic or even
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]]> Australia’s koalas are in trouble. Scientists from the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) have evidence of a drastic decline in Australia’s wild koala population and are requesting protection from the government.


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]]> Pinewood Studios recently had an inspiring exhibition, Water on Lens. It featured underwater photographs from movies such as The Da Vinci Code, Casino Royale, and Elizabeth: The Golden Age, as well as television features and music videos. Here are 23 imag
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