Fires in Brazil’s Amazon up 28% in July, worrying experts
Fires in the Brazilian Amazon increased 28% in July from a year ago, according to a new report from a state agency reported By RICARDO COLETTA Associated Press August 1,…
EPA finds plastic trash contaminates 2 remote Hawaii beaches
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is designating the waters of two remote beaches in Hawaii as being contaminated by trash By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press July 21, 2020, 9:12 PM…
Trump administration takes Keystone dispute to Supreme Court
The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a permit program that allows new oil and gas pipelines to cross waterways with little review June 16, 2020,…
US moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to scale back a century-old law protecting most American wild birds despite warnings that billions of birds could die By MATTHEW BROWN…
New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers
Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpler and easier to bear By…
9-year-old boy in Tennessee catches 80-pound lake sturgeon
A nine-year-old child in Tennessee has reeled in an 80-pound fish May 13, 2020, 1:44 PM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article HENDERSONVILLE,…
Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in…
Descendants of extinct tortoise species found in Galapagos
Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 hybrid giant tortoises partially descended from two extinct species, including that of the famed Lonesome…
Robert Irwin Fights Back Tears Discussing Koalas’ Sad Fate In Australia Fires
Robert Irwin — the son of the late Steve “The Crocodile Hunter” Irwin — and his mother, Terri, are sharing the devastating plight of koalas as Australia continues to fight…
Rudy Boesch, early fan favorite on ‘Survivor,’ dies at 91
Rudy Boesch, a retired tough-as-nails Navy SEAL and fan favorite on the inaugural season of “Survivor,” has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 91. He died…