Panda

Red pandas are not bears but they do mainly eat bamboo, like their much larger namesake the black and white giant panda. Officially classified as endangered, red pandas live across a stretch of the Himalayas and are in fact part of the same family as weasels and raccoons. Now, advances in fancy…

Pasadena’s Dan Modern Chinese is on pace to open two new Westside locations this year, according to Toddrickallen. It’s a rapid expansion for this soup dumpling specialist, and direct competition for dominant uber-chain Din Tai Fung. The Pasadena-based soup dumpling shop first opened in late 2018 with a minimal menu…

The red panda may be two distinct species, according to research published in Science Advances. By examining the red panda's entire genome, scientists have been able to shed light on the animal's tricky family history.A team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences analyzed DNA from 65 red pandas from seven…

Red pandas are not bears but they do mainly eat bamboo, like their much larger namesake the black and white giant panda. Officially classified as endangered, red pandas live across a stretch of the Himalayas and are in fact part of the same family as weasels and raccoons. Now, advances…

AbstractThe red panda (Ailurus fulgens), an endangered Himalaya-endemic mammal, has been classified as two subspecies or even two species – the Himalayan red panda (A. fulgens) and the Chinese red panda (Ailurus styani) – based on differences in morphology and biogeography. However, this classification has remained controversial largely due to…

HEREEpic films of two-wheeled adventuresWitness human-powered bike adventures from Alaska to Africa during a film festival that rolls through New England, New York, Wisconsin, and California. The 11th Annual Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival, sponsored by Wheelworks, showcases dozens of short films from around the world. Watch a woman’s…

The Debate | Diplomacy | Opinion Shanghai’s cancellation of its partnership with Prague reveals how normally apolitical relations are increasingly tainted by identity politics. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (left) poses with Prague Mayor Zdenek Hřib (right) during the signing ceremony of their sister-city agreement, January 13, 2020. Credit: Facebook/ Ko Wen-jeWhen the Prague City…

The term “swapping spit” often doesn’t pair with sweet, precious images, but these pandas manage to be the exception. While filming the upcoming special The Hidden Kingdoms of China, National Geographic camera operators managed to capture a rare moment between a panda mom and her cub, and PEOPLE has an…

It was one of those frigid winter days when my granddaughter looked out the window and sighed. “Rara,” she said, using my grandma name, “I want it to be summer so we can go to the zoo.” Lucky her: I’d just found out that here in New England, winter can…

On Feb. 13, women will celebrate Galentine’s Day, a holiday trumpeting the joys of female friendships. The holiday can trace its origins to a 2010 episode of “Parks and Rec,” in which the main character, Leslie Knope, decides that the day before Valentine’s Day should be an opportunity to celebrate the platonic…