Amid an exceptionally warm March in Japan, the cherry blossoms in Kyoto peaked Friday, the earliest in more than 1,200 years of records. The record bloom fits into a long-term…
They're purple, spiky and voracious, and just off the West Coast, there are more of them than you can count. Purple sea urchins have exploded in recent years off California,…
"I started over so many times, but I didn't give up on myself." My name is Denise-Marie McDonald (@dmarie_rochelle), and I am 31. I am a stay-at-home mom from Suwanee,…
When West Virginia declared a state of emergency to arrest the coronavirus, the social network that aids the homeless froze along with everything else. Charities that offered daily meals and…
Bumblebees are some of our most effective pollinators, but more than one-quarter of the species is facing extinction. Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are under threat by habitat loss, pesticides,…
From deceptive tidal patterns to noise pollution and overfishing, there are many reasons why whales—sometimes hundreds at a time—suddenly find themselves on land. Every year thousands of whales, dolphins, and…
The U.S.’s failed efforts to rescue the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram illustrate the limits of its power. n 2014, three months after Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 girls…
Air Raid The death count as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been astronomical — but there may be an even bigger threat facing humanity that often goes unnoticed:…
Vets, nurses and volunteers have been treating sick, injured and orphaned native animals on the Gold Coast for 32 years The Currumbin Wildlife hospital on Queensland’s Gold Coast is one…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. and China are engaged in an increasingly intense confrontation over Beijing's human rights record – exchanging near-daily salvos over allegations Xi Jinping's government is committing genocide against the Uyghur…