WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly -- a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia. ... > full story
TAIPEI, Dec. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — A pair of giant pandas from China's fog-shrouded mountains reached an excited but wary Taiwan on Tuesday, a symbol of improved relations between the longtime political rivals who once stood at the brink of war. ... > full story
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"Wild wolf" detected near Beijing's Great Wall Dec. 23, 2008 (Xinhua News Agency) — Police and forestry workers at Badaling, a section of the Great Wall in northern Beijing, are setting traps for an alleged "wild wolf" which some ...
Wolf poster puts sheep dog out of work Dec. 21, 2008 (Daily Express, UK) — A CASH-STRAPPED shepherd has learned how to control his flock by using a picture of a wolf.. When farmer Du Hebing's sheep dog died, and he ...
Taiwan gets ready for Chinese pandas Dec. 21, 2008 (USA Today) — Taiwan is ready to accept a pair of giant pandas that China has long promised the island, despite opposition warnings the offer may be a communist ...
What the flock is this shepher... Dec. 19, 2008 (Daily Express, UK) — THE credit crunch has forced us all to cut back on life's luxuries.. But this shepherd may have tightened his purse strings a little too much in ...
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