A Vermont dairy farm is producing something other than milk. Earlier this month, state officials were on hand to visit Vermont's newest methane facility. Westminster Farms Inc., along with Green Mountain Power (GMP), have been working together in an on-si

Even for average families, personal computers, iPods, cellphones, game consoles are constantly plugged in and consuming energy, even when they are not actually switched on. This is commonly referred to as "idle current usage" or "vampire energy."

The FBI considers animal cruelty to be one of the predictors of violence and considers past animal abuse when profiling serial killers.this bill would have required the FBI to add animal cruelty as a separate category in its National Incident-Based Report

Championed for over 10 years by the late Senator Edward Kennedy, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA), H.R. 1549/S. 619, is a federal bill that would phase out the common practice of constantly feeding antibiotics to food

Elvis the otter has learned to earn his supper by performing tricks on the Scottish Island of Mull.

A diver has captured a photograph of a great white shark approaching his camera with a toothy grin like that of Bruce, the terror of the 2003 film Finding Nemo

Golf courses should double up as sanctuaries for birds, the RSPB has said

Edinburgh University professors Gerald Lincoln and David Baird say Rudolph cannot be a male because female reindeer still have antlers at Christmas. Males shed theirs before mid-December

A new report published today echoes calls for urgent action to safeguard the welfare of pedigree dogs and has been welcomed by the RSPCA.

The young male tiger, from Chessington Zoo, is 19-months-old and since the initiation of the global tiger studbook in 1967, is the first tiger to live in Belfast Zoo as part of a European breeding programme.