43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger
Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there...
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Trump likely to target climate measures that are making the most difference
WASHINGTON -- The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S....
Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica’s booming krill fishery
MIAMI -- Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect...
This ancient tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered
NEW YORK -- Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years...
Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's environmental agency has levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking companies and their suppliers for...
California’s commercial Dungeness crab season delayed again to protect whales
SAN FRANCISCO -- The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh year...
It’s almost Halloween. That means it’s time for a bat beauty contest
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate.The Bureau...
Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
WASHINGTON -- The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted...
Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon
New York, New Jersey and Delaware were accused in federal lawsuits Thursday of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed...
How a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia
PHNOM TAMAO, Cambodia -- A tiny snout poked out to widen the crack of the slowly shattering eggshell. The Siamese...
