The International Energy Agency (IEA) has begun releasing its emergency oil reserves to the market, with Asian members starting deployment on Monday, according to the head of the Paris-based agency.

Scientists warn the eel could be more catastrophic than the Burmese python, causing an "avalanche of prey loss." The eels have caused massive declines in crayfish, small fish, and amphibian ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

1129 GMT – Sterling weakens against the dollar and the euro as investors scale back expectations of the Bank of England raising interest rates in 2026. In contrast, market expectations of rate rises ...

Pythons are some of the most extreme predators on Earth, capable of swallowing prey far larger than their own heads thanks to flexible jaws, stretchy ligaments, and incredibly powerful muscles. In ...

Investors are focusing on AI developments in North Asia. China is coming out of more than three years of deflation measured by the producer price index. There could be a "rude awakening" when the ...

May 11 (UPI) --An Arizona man out doing yard work was surprised to see the world's second-largest lizard take a dip in his backyard pool. Eric Johnson said he was working outside his home in Peoria, ...

A Peoria resident found a giant Asian water monitor swimming in his backyard pool. Experts at the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary say the lizard is likely an escaped pet. The animal, which can grow ...