More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that ...

More than a third of large animals that feast on dead animals are struggling to survive, and a new report from scientists ...

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of vultures speak for themselves. But the bodies of the dead don’t just disappear.

A decline in scavengers like vultures, hyenas, and condors is disrupting ecosystems and increasing the risk of disease ...

Dick Wolf might want to take a gander at “V is for Venom.” Wolf is the creative force behind the various, long-running “Law & Order” shows, “Chicago” and “FBI” offshoots, too. Well over 1,000 episodes ...

Anthrax is endemic in several countries across the South-East Asia region. In Thailand, however, human infections are very rare. The Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health and ...

A DEADLY anthrax outbreak has struck Thailand, killing a man and hospitalising four others, health officials say. Authorities are now racing to trace the source of the highly dangerous livestock di… ...

Hong Kong police have arrested a man who fled a social welfare office after telling staff he had left anthrax on the counter. An argument erupted between a staff member and the man, 40, at the ...

Anthrax warning as one dead and more hospitalised following outbreak The World Health Organisation has been alerted about the spread of the disease in Thailand, which witnessed its first anthrax ...

Thailand has reported its first human anthrax-related death in 30 years. In May, Thailand informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of four cases of cutaneous anthrax. One person died as a ...

‘This is a full-blown crisis’: Fighting vulture poisoning in Kenya. A quick response averted a larger tragedy in Kenya. But Africa’s vulture population remains precarious.

A new book, V for Venom, by a chemist-turned-author Kathryn Harkup reveals why Agatha Christie 's poison plots were so ...