ENVIRONMENT

Asia 1 day ago

Singapore authorities say ship that hit tanker, causing oil spill, reported sudden loss of control

The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine Honor after the Vox Maxima reported a sudden loss of control, Singaporean authorities said.

Supreme Court 2 days ago

Supreme Court signals interest in hearing a major climate change case that could be a 'nightmare' for liberals

The Supreme Court seemed to signal interest this week in taking up a challenge launched by Hawaii against big oil companies to hold them liable for climate change.

VIDEO 5 days ago

Endangered wallabies relocated to New South Wales on ‘delicate mission’

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy helped relocate 20 endangered bridled nailtail wallabies from Queensland to New South Wales in an effort to improve “genetic diversity of the sanctuary’s reintroduced population.”

HEALTH 5 days ago

Tiger mosquitoes blamed for spread of dengue fever: ‘Most invasive species’

As dengue fever continues to spread throughout Europe, experts are blaming an invasive mosquito species as the culprit. Infectious disease experts share words of caution.

History 5 days ago

Legendary explorer's 'last ship' discovered off coast of North America

Canadian divers have recently discovered the vessel that Sir Ernest Shackleton, a famous explorer, died on in 1922. The ship sank decades later in 1962, near Labrador.

Oregon 6 days ago

What to know about the FDA's paralytic shellfish poisoning warning

The FDA says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

WILD NATURE June 11

Plummeting Humboldt penguin population presents extinction risk

The Humboldt penguin population has declined to the point that the birds are at risk of extinction. Scientists found only a single breeding pair during their survey.

OPINION June 11

Biden administration pushes ‘broken’ carbon offset system

The Biden administration's new guidelines on the voluntary carbon market unveil a troubling reality: carbon offsets are not the panacea they claim to be.

WILD NATURE June 10

Social media users stunned by 'beautiful' shark found near Florida coast: '1 in 100 million'

A video of a piebald lemon shark went viral on social media, prompting users to remark about how beautiful the sea creature was. Piebald sharks are very rare.

OPINION June 10

Europe is hell bent on forcing US companies to go woke and it has a new law to do just that

Europe is invading America by regulation. A new law would force US companies to go woke if they trade in the EU, but it also hurts any firms that supply those businesses.