Dot energetically hops through the enclosure. It’s easy to see where the name comes from: A small dark spot on the fur beneath her right eye. Part of a group of six females, the seven-year-old kangaroo leads a good life in Sydney’s Wild Life Zoo. The k…
Bark beetles are killing the Earth’s oldest trees. Can they be saved?
Forest pathologist Martin MacKenzie strode forward on a narrow path through California’s mythic bristlecone pine forest in the White Mountains near the Nevada border, methodically scanning gnarled limbs for the invaders that threaten the lives of some …
Djokovic rallies past Kyrgios to seventh Wimbledon crown
Novak Djokovic came from behind for the third time in a row to claim a fourth straight and seventh overall Wimbledon title, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) over Nick Kyrgios on Sunday. Unseeded Kyrgios started strongly but the hot-headed Australian then start…
Exit polls: Japan’s ruling coalition set to win upper house elections
Japanese voters appeared to have confirmed the government’s power in elections to the upper house of parliament on Sunday, with the country still reeling from the assassination of its long-serving former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. The ruling coalition…
Djokovic rallies past Kyrgios to seventh Wimbledon crown
Novak Djokovic came from behind for the third time in a row to claim a fourth straight and seventh overall Wimbledon title, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) over Nick Kyrgios. Unseeded Kyrgios started strongly but the hot-headed Australian then started complai…
Ferrari’s Leclerc beats Verstappen at Red Bull home GP to end the rot
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc ended a long dry spell when he impressively beat championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull for victory at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. Leclerc triumphed for the first time in three months and third time of the seaso…
Ferrari’s Leclerc ends drought with victory at Red Bull’s home race
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc ended a long dry spell when he impressively beat championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull for victory at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. Leclerc triumphed for the first time in three months and the third time of the s…
‘Stranger Things’ spinoff series, stage play are in the works
“Stranger Things” fans won’t have to leave the Upside Down any time soon. A live-action spinoff series and a “Stranger Things” stage play are both in development, Netflix has announced. Few details about either project were included in the announcement…
European javelin champ Hussong of Germany won’t be at worlds
European javelin champion Christin Hussong is the latest German medal hope to miss the upcoming world athletics championships. The national federation DLV said on Sunday that lack of form after an illness made the 28-year-old Hussong decide not to comp…
Japan holds upper house elections under shadow of Abe assassination
Japanese voters were voting on Sunday in elections to the upper house of parliament with the country still in shock from the assassination of its long-serving former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. According to pre-election polling, Abe’s Liberal Democrati…