9 hours agoTo save the Apalachicola oyster fishery, shut it downThe way people in the Florida Panhandle have made a living for generations is now illegal.
2 days agoCanada's last intact ice shelf collapses due to warmingCanada's last intact ice shelf has broken apart.
2 days agoEye candy: More than 50,000 pink flamingos mass in FranceAn unusually high number of pink flamingos have amassed in the wetlands of southern France along with their offspring.
2 days agoUS: Border tunnel appears to be 'most sophisticated'Authorities say they've found an unfinished tunnel stretching from Arizona to Mexico that appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U_S_ history."
2 days ago2 rescued sea turtles released in Florida after recovery Two rehabilitated sea turtles, rescued at different times and locations by the U.S. Coast Guard, have been released off the Florida Keys.
3 days agoHurricane Alpha? Amped up season forecast, names may run outHurricane season has already been busy this year, but forecasters say it should get even nastier soon.
3 days agoManatee deaths are up, but pandemic put limits on necropsiesFlorida is seeing slightly more than the average number of manatee deaths this year.
3 days agoTrump says he'll listen to both sides on Alaska mine projectPresident Donald Trump says he would “listen to both sides” after his eldest son and a campaign adviser urged him to intervene to block a proposed copper and gold mine in...
Vehicle malfunction sparked Southern California wildfireThousands of people remain under evacuation orders early Monday after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size and forced crews to battle flames in tr...
'Rebuilding Paradise' looks at emotional toll of deadly fireA new documentary by director Ron Howard captures a town's tough recovery following one of the most devastating wildfires in California's history.
US: Snake River dams will not be removed to save salmon The U.S. government says four huge dams on the Snake River in Washington state will not be removed to help endangered salmon migrate to the ocean.
US officials seek limits on "habitat" for imperiled speciesThe Trump administration is proposing to define what land and water can be declared as “habitat” for imperiled plants and animals _ potentially excluding areas that speci...
Survey: 88% of residents say not enough being done to make Duval County more resilient to storm impactsThe city’s resiliency committee on Thursday heard the results of a survey done among Duval County residents as to Jacksonville’s readiness to deal with the threat from st...
More seals means learning to live with sharks in New EnglandSeals are thriving off the Northeast coast thanks to decades of protections, and that victory for wildlife has brought more human encounters with sharks.
Protecting Florida’s environment back on the agendaThe state’s Blue-Green Algae Task Force met Wednesday for the first time since October.
California Indian tribe gets back Big Sur ancestral landsA Native American tribe has reclaimed a small part of ancestral lands on California’s Big Sur coast that were lost to Spanish colonial settlement nearly 250 years ago.
State: Efforts should ‘greatly reduce’ silt plume flowing into Ortega RiverA family who lives along along the Ortega River is concerned as silt from a construction site continues to flow into the waterway after heavy rainfall.
French refinery leaks toxic chemical into marine life areaA four-mile area of coastal waters in the French Mediterranean is off-limits to recreational boats, swimmers and divers after a chemical spill from a petrochemical plant ...
Well-preserved mammoth skeleton found in Siberian lakeRussian scientists are working to retrieve a well-preserved skeleton of a woolly mammoth from a lake in northern Siberia.
Conservation group needs to raise $150K to expand Bogey Creek PreserveThe nonprofit land conservation organization must raise $150,000 by October to purchase 12 acres of land that will be added to the preserve.
First COVID-19, now mosquitoes: Bracing for bug-borne illnessesAs the coronavirus pandemic subsides for now in the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region are bracing for an outbreak of another mysterious virus: eas...
Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fearsVietnam says it is banning wildlife imports and will close wildlife markets in response to the threat from diseases that can jump from animals to humans, such as the viru...
US mulls endangered status for Nevada plant in mine fightThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says there’s enough scientific evidence that two rare plants in Nevada’s desert could go extinct to warrant a year-long review of wheth...
Hurricane Douglas bears down on Hawaii as pandemic flaresThe first hurricane to threaten the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is presenting new challenges to officials long accustomed to tropical storms...
Mine developer sees review as positive for Alaska projectThe developer of a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska is expressing confidence it's on track to win key ...
Ex-utility exec pleads guilty to $1B fraud in South CarolinaAn executive in charge of building two nuclear reactors in South Carolina that never generated a watt of power has pleaded guilty to fraud.
First COVID-19, now mosquitoes: Bracing for bug-borne illsAs the coronavirus pandemic subsides for now in the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region are bracing for an outbreak of another mysterious virus: eas...
Chipmunks, fattened up on acorns, are driving people nutsThere were plenty of acorns this spring, and now the chipmunks are driving people nuts.
Ecuadorian hummingbirds chirp ultrasonic songs of seduction A new study shows that Ecuadorian Hillstar hummingbirds can sing and hear pitches beyond the range of other birds.
