Rock hyrax babies born at Md. Zoo

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming its newest arrivals two rock hyrax babies, born to Roscoe and Palele, the zoos adult hyraxes. The babies were born early July 12. As they appear to be thriving, it might be some time before staff gives them a veterinary exam.

Food: The global farm

With its plentiful sun, water and land, Brazil is quickly surpassing other countries in food production and exports. But can it continue to make agricultural gains without destroying the Amazon? Jeff Tollefson reports from Brazil.

Gabon tour operator pulls plug on Africa's Eden after aviation row

As an untouched West African paradise where hippos play in the Atlantic surf and buffaloes and elephants parade on the beach, little-visited Gabon had been marked out as a rising eco-tourism star. But foreign visitors may have to leave Africa's last Eden after the country's largest tour operator said it was abandoning its business there following a simmering row with authorities in the oil-rich ...

Soul Food

Nutriction, Soccer Fever And All Things 2010 Last week I thought I would write on HIV and AIDS, because one of my long time colleagues reminded me that I had neglected the subject matter for a while considering, especially that in the last couple of weeks Botswana has been reported in the media to be doing extremely well in the Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT).

Prescribed burn scheduled for Indrio Savannahs in Fort Pierce

The Indrio Savannahs Preserve will be closed July 21 at sunset through July 23 as St. Lucie Countys Environmental Resources Department and the Florida Division of Forestry (DOF) resume prescribed burning at the site.