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A year after Yellowstone floods, fishing guides have to learn 'a whole new river'

A year ago the Yellowstone River had its biggest flood in centuries. What that means for its world famous trout fishery is just now becoming clear.

June 21, 2023
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By:
  • Olivia Weitz
Two cotton-top tamarin monkeys are seen with their newborn twins at Walt Disney World.

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  • Animals

A pair of rare cotton-top tamarin monkeys were just born at Walt Disney World

The white-haired species is critically endangered due to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

June 20, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Scientist Amy Apprill, with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, places a recording device onto a coral reef in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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  • Environment

Fish make music! It could be the key to healing degraded coral reefs

The wondrous findings of a global project to record the sound of ocean habitats threatened by climate change and pollution — then play it through loud speakers set up next to troubled reefs.

June 17, 2023
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
A picture taken on May 31 shows the rudder of a vessel damaged by killer whales (<em>Orcinus orca</em>) while sailing in the Strait of Gibraltar and taken for repairs at the Pecci Shipyards in Barbate, near Cadiz, southern Spain.

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  • Animals

Revenge of the killer whales? Recent boat attacks might be driven by trauma

The marine mammals have been "attacking" sailboats since 2020. But those encounters are becoming more frequent, and some say the orcas' tactics are evolving.

June 13, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Most of the fish that were found dead in Quintana Beach County were small creatures called menhaden.

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  • Animals

Why thousands of fish washed up on these Texas beaches

Thousands of dead fish washed ashore in southeast Texas this past weekend. The cause of death was low oxygen, meaning fish struggled to "breathe" in the warm weather.

June 12, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
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  • Author Interviews

Central Park birder Christian Cooper on being 'a Black man in the natural world'

Cooper was birdwatching in Central Park in 2020 when a white woman falsely accused him of threatening her. His book chronicles life as a Black birder, gay activist and Marvel comics writer and editor.

June 12, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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  • Environment

A statewide survey of California's bumblebees hopes to help conserve them

Search coastal California for wild bumblebees with conservation biologist Leif Richardson, one of the leaders of the California Bumble Bee Atlas with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

June 12, 2023
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  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • and 1 more
Horseshoe crabs are bled at a facility in Charleston, S.C., in June 2014.

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  • Investigations

Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability

Horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines around the world. But while Europe has approved a synthetic alternative, biomedical labs are bleeding more crabs from the Atlantic coast.

June 12, 2023
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner
a rattlesnake

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  • Animals

Of Georgia’s 46 types of snakes, 3 can be deadly. Here’s what to do and not to do if bitten

Out of Georgia's 46 species of snakes, only six are venomous and just three represent a fatal threat: the cottonmouth, diamondback rattlesnake and timber rattlesnake.

 

June 09, 2023
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden
Mountain goats roamed the streets of LLandudno, Wales in March of 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown kept people and tourists away.

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  • Science

Humans traveled less during COVID restrictions. Animals traveled more

Animals being tracked by scientists tended to travel longer distances in the early months of the pandemic, when people stayed home. The wildlife also ventured closer to roads.

June 08, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain on a massive scale, likely allowing it to keep a clear head in both warm and cool waters.

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  • Animals

Octopuses tweak the RNA in their brains to adjust to warmer and cooler waters

The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain to produce different proteins as ocean temperatures fluctuate, a new study finds.

June 08, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
The recent spread of police body cameras now threatens to upend the faith American courts long held in K-9 units.

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  • National

Courts have long seen K-9 dogs as impartial. Now police bodycams hold them accountable

Police body cameras have increased accountability for K-9 units, making it easier for defendants to claim unconstitutional searches. A federal lawsuit in Texas illustrates the new dynamic.

June 08, 2023
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
a cockroach on a faucet

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  • Animals

Why do cockroaches come inside? Here’s how to keep them out of your Georgia home

Cockroaches are common in the Georgia heat and with a scorching summer ahead, these creepy crawlers are coming out to play. Sure, they live outside, but every now and then, you may see one indoors at work or even in your own home.

 

June 08, 2023
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden
Hey, you! You over there!

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  • Animals

A wolverine was spotted in California. Here's what happens next

Though unconfirmed, he's thought to be a young creature roaming in search of a partner. Relatable!

June 07, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Carol Buckley works to coax Mundi into the transport cage that will carry her from the Puerto Rico zoo to Buckley's elephant refuge in Georgia. Buckley, an expert on elephants in captivity, arrived on the island two weeks ahead of the May 12 flight so she'd have time to earn the elephant's trust.

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  • Animals

Puerto Rico lost its only elephant — and cracked open a well of emotions

Mundi the African elephant was the pride of Puerto Rico's only zoo. But her fate became entangled in the island's recent struggles with natural disasters and a debilitating debt crisis.

June 07, 2023
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By:
  • Adrian Florido
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