Officials at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are seeking information about an individual photographed wearing a goat suit in the midst of a wild goat herd near Ben Lomond Peak in Utah. Coty Creighton was hiking the peak on the morning of July 15 when he spotted what he thought was a large goat, about 200 yards away, having difficulty following the herd down the slope. "I thought it was a deformed goat," Creighton said. "It was clumsy, not nimble." Using binoculars, he discovered that i... Read More
After losing more than four minutes on the final climb of the day Wednesday, defending Tour champion Cadel Evans slipped into seventh place and saw his hopes of winning the race dashed. French favorite Thomas Voeckler won his second stage of the race and took over the climber's jersey out of a large, 38-man breakaway. From the start of the stage, Evans battled stomach issues and was dropped on the first climb of the day. While he managed to chase back on and survive the following summits, the ... Read More
Defending gold medalist Rafael Nadal has voluntarily withdrawn from the London Olympics citing a lack of fitness. “Today is one of the saddest days of my career,” the 26-year-old, who was set to carry the Spanish flag during the opening ceremony, said in a statement. No specific injury was mentioned, but Nadal hasn’t played since losing in the second round of Wimbledon in late June, and he canceled a charity match on July 4 because of tendon problems in his left knee. The Oly... Read More
A record number of dolphins were killed last spring by a combination of cold weather, cold fresh water from snowmelt, and the Deepwater Horizon spill, according to a new study. While dolphins are able to adapt to natural temperature fluctuations, the paper published in PLoS ONE suggests that disruption to their food supply combined with cold weather weakened pods to the point of die-off. "Studies show that dolphins were in poor condition after Deepwater Horizon and some particularly cold winte... Read More
A British hiker who spent the past six years in prison for repeatedly refusing to wear clothes has been released. Stephen Gough, 53, walked naked from Perth Prison in Scotland on Tuesday after a shift in police policy. "My opinion is that the police have thought, The guy's not going to give up, so let's have a think about it," Gough said. Known as the "Naked Rambler," Gough, a former Royal Marine and truck driver, became famous in 2003 during a clothes-free, cross-country walk from Land's End ... Read More
