Farmers dig in for a fight

In defiance of Burma's ruling military junta, farmers in the northern state of Kachin are fighting a plantation company they fear will destroy their land and livelihoods.

Monster pythons of the Everglades: Inside Nature's Giants series 2, part II [Tetrapod Zoology]

Episode 2 of series 2 of Inside Nature's Giants was devoted to pythons (for an article reviewing ep 1, go here ). Specifically, to Burmese pythons Python molurus . And, quite right too. Snakes are among the weirdest and most phenomenally modified of tetrapods: in contrast to we boring tetrapodal tetrapods with our big limb girdles, long limbs and less than 100 vertebrae, we're talking about ...

Button up - August 31, 2010

Save on your remote control batteries with our guide to your TV ... with TV writer Sally Scott

Get your own cat eyes

Find out which of MAC's new Fabulous Feline makeup looks is right for you -- Leopard Luxe (at right), Burmese Beauty or Palace Pedigreed -- at the Fabulous Felines event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Nordstrom at Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie. Call (847) 677-2121 to reserve an appointment. ...

Killer North Shore cat sniper on prowl

CATS are being killed and injured by a maniac targeting them with an air rifle in Sydney.