Read more about the article Rust And Acorns Perfect For Eco Tie-Dying Says Study
Tie-dyeing cotton fabric with acorn and rust solutions turns it brown, orange, blue and black. (Adapted from Journal of Chemical Education 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00086/Newsflash)

Rust And Acorns Perfect For Eco Tie-Dying Says Study

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Scientists have revealed that acorns and rust could be perfect green substitutes for tie-dying cotton clothes. Although many kits are available for people to brighten up their clothes with colourful…

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Read more about the article Ugly Reptiles Facing Extinction, Say Experts
Argentine land turtle, the collection for the pet trade, wildfires and land use change put it in a very vulnerable situation. (CONICET-Luciano Avila/Newsflash)

Ugly Reptiles Facing Extinction, Say Experts

Over one in five reptiles species are in danger of extinction but no one seems to care because they are “less charismatic” than mammals or birds. During the 15-year research…

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Read more about the article Worlds Oldest Zoo Gets Extremely Rare Chameleons To Breed After They Were Smuggled Onto Flight From Africa In Socks
A young Rednose dwarf chameleon (Kinyongia oxyrhina) at the Vienna Zoo in Austria. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Worlds Oldest Zoo Gets Extremely Rare Chameleons To Breed After They Were Smuggled Onto Flight From Africa In Socks

The self-proclaimed world's oldest zoo has achieved great conservation and breeding results with over 70 extremely rare chameleons that were stuffed into socks and ice-cream boxes and smuggled in a…

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Read more about the article Terminally Ill British Woman With Leukaemia Given Chance At Life By Austrian Stem Cell Donor In Rare 1 In 500,000 Match
Christian M., 31, from Vienna, Austria, did a stem cell donation that helped a young British woman. (Osterreichisches Rotes Kreuz ORK-Elisabeth Geibegger/Newsflash)

Terminally Ill British Woman With Leukaemia Given Chance At Life By Austrian Stem Cell Donor In Rare 1 In 500,000 Match

A terminally ill British woman with leukaemia now has a chance to be saved after an Austrian man registered as a stem cell donor and the two matched in a…

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Read more about the article Microplastics Found For The First Time In Fish From Peruvian Amazon
The fish known as Boquichico (Prochilodus nigricans Agassiz) the kind of fish microplastics were found for the first time in from the Peruvian Amazon, in November, 2021. (Newsflash)

Microplastics Found For The First Time In Fish From Peruvian Amazon

Microplastics have been found for the first time in fish from the Peruvian Amazon. The announcement was made by the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment, which detailed an investigation that…

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Read more about the article Chubby Wild Cat Caught Snacking Between Meals One Year After Going On Zoo Diet
The serval named Niu Niu that was placed on diet in Nanjing, China. (Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo/AsiaWire)

Chubby Wild Cat Caught Snacking Between Meals One Year After Going On Zoo Diet

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Chinese zookeepers have discovered that this chubby wild cat has been snacking on frogs and rodents between meals after it arrived overweight and was put on a diet a year…

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