World's oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary
Reports of the death of Jonathan, the world’s oldest living land animal, have been greatly exaggerated
April 02, 2026Reports of the death of Jonathan, the world’s oldest living land animal, have been greatly exaggerated
April 02, 2026
Residents blast city response after home explosion leaves woman critically injured
April 02, 2026
Hallucinogenic chocolate bars were removed from six Denver-area gas stations.
March 17, 2026
Doctors prescribing books to help children traumatized by Minnesota ICE surge
April 02, 2026
Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements and inspiring public interest.
March 27, 2026
Evolving views about parental gun ownership and liability will likely have ramifications in custody battles.
April 02, 2026
Residents say postal workers won't deliver mail on their street due to turkey takeover
April 02, 2026
Sunken warship found off Danish coast after 225 years in ‘remarkable’ discovery
April 02, 2026
A scenic escape along Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail
April 02, 2026
The Big Cypress fox squirrel is losing its habitat to urban and suburban development. But a few design changes could help to save this and other species.
April 02, 2026
For decades, the US seriously pursued the idea of ‘peaceful nuclear explosions.’
April 02, 2026
Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences
April 02, 2026
U.S. gas prices are climbing fast, and drivers are paying the highest pump prices since 2022 as the Iran war shakes oil markets
April 02, 2026
‘Like relying on a drug dealer:’ The world’s dependence on oil and gas has exposed a dangerous vulnerability
April 02, 2026
A seabird native to Hawaii is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikiki hotels
April 02, 2026
$200 oil isn’t as crazy as it sounds
April 02, 2026
New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them
April 02, 2026
Expanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya
April 02, 2026
An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”
April 01, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address at 9 p.m. EDT offers an update on the progress made toward achieving his goals in the war with Iran, which are to destroy the country’s missile production and Navy, ensure its proxies can no longer destabilize the region and guarantee Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon
April 01, 2026
An activist ship operated by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation struck a Norwegian krill trawler in Antarctic waters, raising accusations by its owner that it amounted to a “terroristic attack” against legal fishing activities
April 01, 2026
Artemis launch, flipping voters, fed-up drivers: Catch up on the day’s stories
April 02, 2026
Watch D.O.G.S. program brings mentorship and safety to school
April 02, 2026
Fire caused the evacuation of a historic building owned by Wayne State University in Detroit
April 02, 2026
Garbage truck driver punched, kicked teen after mother tried to pass his vehicle, lawsuit says
April 02, 2026
Louisiana residents should look out for stinging caterpillars falling from trees
April 02, 2026
Foster parent specializes in being "bonus mom" to teens
April 02, 2026
Aluminum spool falls from crane onto worker, killing him at warehouse
April 02, 2026
Porsche SUV splits entirely in half after slamming into tree in wild Dunwoody crash
April 02, 2026
Hydrologists working high in the Rocky Mountains have measured what they say is Colorado’s driest winter of snow moisture on record
April 01, 2026
Business owner sentenced after returning false ashes to grieving pet owners
April 02, 2026
More than 3,000 adult trout stocked in Huron River & Spring Mill Pond in Southeast Michigan
April 02, 2026
Small-town Iowa newspapers on the chopping block
April 02, 2026
The committee voted to exempt some oil and gas operations from the Endangered Species Act in the name of national security.
March 28, 2026
A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”
April 01, 2026
Metro Transit driver being praised as hero after rescuing man from burning car in Minneapolis
April 01, 2026
General Motors temporarily laying off 1,300 workers at Factory Zero plant in Metro Detroit
April 01, 2026
Family seeks closure as Kenosha PD makes arrest in decades-old cold case
April 01, 2026
Streamflows the West relies on for drinking water and farms used to follow a fairly predictable arc as winter snow melted. Rising temperatures are changing that.
April 01, 2026
Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem
April 01, 2026
Being in public parks and natural environments with other visitors is a powerful opportunity to enhance enjoyment rather than detract from it.
April 01, 2026
Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter
April 01, 2026
20-year sentence for Baltimore pet crematorium owner who gave sand instead of ashes
April 01, 2026
‘I’m done’: Rideshare drivers on the brink of quitting over higher gas prices
April 01, 2026
Used electric vehicles can still be found at a bargain price, regardless of the federal tax credit
April 01, 2026
Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war
April 01, 2026
Trump’s threats of targeting water plants in Iran, a potential war crime, alarm Gulf allies
April 01, 2026
U.S. consumer confidence inched higher in March despite soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran
March 31, 2026
Democrats have run California for years
April 01, 2026
This small city has the world’s worst air
April 01, 2026
The European Union's energy commissioner says skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won’t return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow
April 01, 2026
Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied
April 01, 2026
A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada
April 01, 2026
The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul
April 01, 2026
Travelers should expect delays when they fly through San Francisco International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration this week cut a third of its arrivals because of safety concerns and runway construction
April 01, 2026
In the 1960s and ’70s, his arguments also resonated on the left, including with the head of a powerful environmental group.
March 26, 2026
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful
April 01, 2026
A Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba with a huge shipment, easing a dire fuel shortage after months without deliveries
March 31, 2026
Trump administration officials are exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act
March 31, 2026
US stocks move higher on hopes for an end to war with Iran, but it’s been a volatile month
March 31, 2026
Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?
April 01, 2026
Only 50 of these whales are left in existence. Trump’s ‘God Squad’ just chose oil drilling over protecting them
March 31, 2026
April’s full pink moon rose in the night sky this week
April 01, 2026
The Iranian government uses the threat of sea mines to control access to the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea lane that is vital to the global economy.
March 31, 2026
A fire destroyed the main meditation hall at Tassajara Mountain Zen Center in Central California, as monks neared the end of a long retreat
April 01, 2026
Children find skeletal remains in South Carolina while playing near a creek, investigators say
April 01, 2026
A veteran South African politician is campaigning for mayor of Johannesburg by snorkeling in a giant, water-filled trench
March 31, 2026
Thousands gave. Now thousands will be helped through Giving Machine donations
April 01, 2026
Massive sphere art exhibit in Salt Lake City draws attention to Great Salt Lake
April 01, 2026
Man accused of setting multiple grass fires in Oklahoma says he 'misses being a firefighter'
April 01, 2026
One of the world’s rarest whales, the Rice's whale, is in the way of the Trump administration's desire to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
March 31, 2026
Man jailed after sewage leaked into county waterway
April 01, 2026
Nashville International Airport announces a $40 million renovation to improve passenger flow
April 01, 2026