The Chinese mystery snail is incredibly resilient to many environmental stressors, according to the Invasive Species Centre ...

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BEIJING -- A group of fossilized tunnels dug by animals about 550 million years ago, discovered in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China, have offered new insights into how the earliest ...

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Infrared cameras have captured rare footage of three North China leopards, including both male and female, in a nature ...

The original soft power couple from post-war China was a pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Qi Qi, sent to the Soviet Union ...

Endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys from China have made their European debut, with the rare primates now serving as global envoys much like the country's celebrated giant pandas. Two European zoos — ...

The world-first insemination of an Amur leopard in France has lifted hopes of animal lovers for the survival of Earth's ...

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The second Monday in October is a federal holiday known as Columbus Day, but some now observe it as Indigenous Peoples Day instead. Christopher Columbus is a controversial figure, criticized for ...

What holiday is Monday, Oct. 13? Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day are observed on the second Monday of October, prompting closures to banks, post offices, and more on a day where the founding ...

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