What The Trump Administration Has Proposed To Change In The Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration wants to roll back some rules for endangered species. Environmentalists say it could mean more species go extinct.
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Wyoming Gives 22 Winners The Chance To Hunt Grizzlies — Or Not
A whopping 7,000 people vied for the chance to hunt Wyoming grizzly bears for the first time in 44 years. Many entrants in the permit lottery said if they won, they would sit out the hunt.
Huge Flood From Failed Dam In Laos Has Now Spread To Cambodia
The flooding has killed at least 27 people in Laos. In Cambodia, the Sekong River rose to nearly 12 meters (almost 40 feet) on Thursday — a height that flooded 17 villages.
What Friday's Extra-Long Lunar Eclipse Can Tell Us About The Earth
The moon will turn orange or even red. And the eclipse — expected to be the longest this century — will be best to see in eastern and southern Africa, the Middle East, eastern Europe and south Asia.
Study: North Carolina Has Lost Nearly $600 Million To Rising Coastal Waters
A new study suggests the value of beach properties on the East Coast has dropped by billions of dollars in the last decade, and it's likely to continue.
Heat Waves: A Global Sweat
Is this just a particularly hot summer? Or are we experiencing a natural disaster?
We're Drowning In Plastic Trash. Jenna Jambeck Wants To Save Us
The engineer views a landfill as a living ecosystem, and the plastic that clogs it as a serious threat that crowds out life and never goes away. Can we eliminate the waste before it smothers us?
Why A Drop Of 4 Degrees Made A Big Difference For A Garment Maker's Bottom Line
Clothing factories in India can get pretty hot. How does that affect worker productivity? Researchers looked to the lights and gained an unexpected insight.
Masses Of Seaweed Threaten Fisheries And Foul Beaches
A floating, smelly mass of seaweed called sargassum is covering beaches in the Caribbean and areas along the Gulf of Mexico.
Spring Is Springing Sooner, Throwing Nature's Rhythms Out Of Whack
A warming climate is knocking nature's rhythms out of sync. High in the Rocky Mountains, scientists have been tracking the impact for decades.