Terminally ill 25-year-old chooses to die on ‘own terms’ after battling rare illness her entire life: ‘Please let me go’

Knowing that her life will end, the 25-year-old said she has decided to “die on my own terms” with voluntary assisted dying ...

Arizona State Fair pig may be source of E. coli that hospitalized kids

Dozens of kids reportedly went to the ER after exposure to E. coli. Several had acute kidney failure and said they touched a ...
Earth.com

Shockingly small amounts of plastic are deadly for animals

A new study shows that very small amounts of plastic can kill marine animals and that fragments now appear in common foods ...

Australian Woman, 25, Opts For Assisted Dying After Long Battle With Rare Disease: "I've Had Enough"

Voluntary assisted dying, also known as medical aid in dying (MAID), is legal across all Australian states for terminally ill, mentally competent adults.

‘Please let me go’: 25-year-old woman chooses to die after lifetime pain from rare nerve disease

Annaliese Holland, diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder, has chosen voluntary assisted dying after a lifetime of ...
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Filter-Feeding Pterosaur Becomes The First Extinct Species Discovered In Fossil Vomit

So, Bakiribu refused to go down without a fight, and its efforts have been rewarded. It now represents the first record of a ...
Animal Welfare Institute

"Party Popper" Tubes: An Effective Enrichment for Adult Captive Chimpanzees

A special thank you to Christine Maller, a caregiver at Zoo Atlanta, for designing this wonderful enrichment. She posted it to the Primate Enrichment forum (October, 1998) for use with monkeys and ...