A provocative exhibit at NYC's Met Museum takes a new point of view
The exhibit explores how Native Americans have used water. But it also points out how political water is.
Animals
Goats return to Manhattan to help weed Riverside Park
Goats are taking over Manhattan. Or, at least a sliver that needs serious weeding. It's happened the past few summers and has become a beloved ritual for those unused to interacting with farm animals.
People on social media say fish have been falling from the sky in San Francisco
A marine scientist tells KNTV a blast of cold Pacific water has more anchovies swimming closer to shore. Birds pick the anchovies out of the water and then drop them on their way back to their nests.
Florida officials plan to eradicate giant African land snails, again
Back in 2018, the Florida agriculture commissioner described these types of snails as a "triple threat" because of the potential harm to human health, the environment and agriculture.
Nonwhite Americans are eating less meat. Vegan activists of color explain why
The increase in nonwhite Americans identifying as vegetarian and eating less meat is part of the longstanding work of vegan activists of color to make plant-based eating more accessible.
A mummified baby mammoth was found in Canada with intact hair, skin and tusks
The calf, believed to be female, was buried for more than 30,000 years in ancestral land of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin, whose elders named her Nun cho ga, which means "big baby animal" in the Hän language.
A Yellowstone visitor was injured when he got too close to a bison
A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger.
Dogs are sniffing out disease in animals vital to traditions of the Blackfeet tribe
Montana's Blackfeet Nation is experimenting with a new way to detect chronic wasting disease in animals and toxic substances in plants used by tribal members for food and cultural practices.
Operation 'Drunk as a Skunk' was successful in Lincoln, Neb.
A video from animal control officers shows a skunk with its head stuck inside a beer can. An officer holds a towel over the animal while another removes the can. The skunk did not spray the officers.
Tigger, a 2-year-old Bengal cat in Vancouver, shows just how brave he is
As his owners were packing for a camping trip last week, a black bear appeared in their driveway. Tigger, channeling his inner tiger, arched his back, walked toward the bear — chasing it away.