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The only thing standing between you and Christmas is a series of tiny cardboard doors.

Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.

British primatologist Jane Goodall imitated chimpanzees, sat with them in trees and shared their bananas during her trail-blazing research in Tanzania into the apes' true nature.

The award-winning primatologist and anthropologist championed chimpanzee protection for more than six decades

Hundreds of coins that depict Cleopatra VII have been discovered in an Egyptian temple. The archaeologist who led the team believes the female pharaoh's tomb is nearby.

Andy Parkinson is one of Europe’s most awarded wildlife photographers, a Nikon Europe Ambassador, and a regular contributor to National Geographic.

As I walked along Bolivar Flats, just across from Galveston Island in Texas, I watched flocks of sanderlings forage along the frothy wavefront as it surged and retreated. Nearby, Caspian terns, American avocets, and black skimmers rested on the beach, each in its own group.

Crash claimed life of co-star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson and left pilot Sebastian Robinson with serious, life-altering injuries