Once hunted to near-extinction, the greatest threats to the endangered North Atlantic right whale now are accidental encounters with humans.

President Joe Biden signed the $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act on Friday, legislation that approves fiscal 2023 funding requests for Georgia military bases from St. Marys to Marietta.

Researchers spotted the second right whale calf of the 2022-2023 season just a day after sighting the first one. 

The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a new management plan, which includes changing the number of visitors allowed each day.

Some 300 species of birds have been spotted along Georgia’s Colonial Coast Birding Trail, which spans 122 miles and has 17 sites, making it great for bird watching.

Georgia’s officials — especially those on the ballot next month — took pains to be seen and heard as Ian neared.

The rule would apply a calving season speed limit to more boaters than it currently affects.

Democratic candidate for governor unveils policies, promises for climate, disaster preparation.

The Nature Conservancy and the University of Georgia are examining whether insurance could shore up threatened salt marshes.

UGA Skidaway Institute scientists improve hurricane forecasts with autonomous vehicles above and below the sea surface.

According to Georgia’s first statewide survey of bald eagle nests in five years, America's national bird is nesting in the Peach State in record numbers.

The installment on St. Simons Island honors Igbo Landing, a mass suicide in 1803 in which a group of captive Africans chose to die rather than submit to a life of slavery.

Before St. Simons Island became a quaint beach town, it was a major port of entry for enslaved Africans. In 1803, some of the enslaved rebelled. Now, a new roadside historic marker will tell the story of that rebellion at a spot which you may have passed by without ever really seeing.

The city of Brunswick is installing tide control devices to prevent flooding during heavy rains.

Georgia is home to 83 species of turtles, lizards, snakes and the alligator, and most live on the coast.