February 1, 2022 Maine examines $30 million annual fund for lobster fishermen affected by new whale rules Maine state government considers a $30 million annually investment to fisherman who were hurt by new rules to protect whales.
January 31, 2022 Florida chill has iguanas falling from trees, officials warn Florida iguanas unaccustomed to the state’s recent cold weather are falling from trees, weather officials said.
January 31, 2022 More bucks harvested in 2020-2021 deer season than in past 21 years An estimated 3 million bucks were harvested during the season, making it one of the best years in recent times.
January 28, 2022 COVID strikes Kiribati: One of the last uninfected places on Earth When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn’t reach its shores for nearly two full years.
January 28, 2022 World's oldest living aquarium fish acts like a 'puppy' Methuselah is a 90-year-old Australian lungfish living in San Francisco and is considered to be the oldest living aquarium fish.
January 27, 2022 Rare fish species spotted in Ohio for the first time in over 80 years The Ohio Division of Wildlife posted to social media that two longhead darters had been caught from the Ohio River
January 27, 2022 Long COVID: 4 biological risk factors could increase chances, according to study Researchers say they have identified biological risk factors that could predict who is more likely to develop "long COVID."
January 27, 2022 CDC Director Walensky on omicron's severity: 'Milder does not mean mild' U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that while severity of disease "appears to be lower" with the omicron variant of the coronavirus, labeling the variant of concern as "milder" does not mean that it is mild.
January 26, 2022 CDC data shows omicron accounts for 99.9% of new cases as experts investigate sub-variant Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the omicron variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 99.9% of new COVID-19 cases. This comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) and health officials are keeping their eyes on a COVID-19 sub-variant called BA.2.
January 26, 2022 More than 1.1M children diagnosed with COVID-19 in a week, report says More than 1.1 million children were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the week ended Jan. 20.
