Environment

Split image showing a cyanide poison device in the ground on the left and a black-and-white dog sitting in grass on the right.

Federal Agencies Open The Door To Deadly Cyanide Poison Traps

Cyanide bombs are not a relic of the past. Federal guidance could allow these deadly M-44 poison devices to be considered again on public lands, where families hike, dogs explore,...

Federal Agencies Open The Door To Deadly Cyanide Poison Traps

Cyanide bombs are not a relic of the past. Federal guidance could allow these deadly M-44 poison devices to be considered again on public lands, where families hike, dogs explore,...

Two Atlantic puffins stand on a rock against a bright blue sky, their orange feet and colorful beaks vivid in the sunlight.

Iceland Still Allows Puffin Hunting As Seabirds Face Growing Pressure

Atlantic puffins return to Iceland’s cliffs each year, but the birds now face threats far beyond the nesting season. Warming seas can push food out of reach. Storms can leave...

Iceland Still Allows Puffin Hunting As Seabirds Face Growing Pressure

Atlantic puffins return to Iceland’s cliffs each year, but the birds now face threats far beyond the nesting season. Warming seas can push food out of reach. Storms can leave...

Split image showing a distressed man holding a glass of water on the left and a soldier in winter gear drinking from a large water bottle in the snow on the right.

Toxic PFAS Cleanup Delays Leave Military Families Waiting For Safe Water

For decades, firefighting foam used at military installations left a toxic legacy that still reaches drinking water, farms, homes, and families. Newer federal reviews show how large the cleanup challenge...

Toxic PFAS Cleanup Delays Leave Military Families Waiting For Safe Water

For decades, firefighting foam used at military installations left a toxic legacy that still reaches drinking water, farms, homes, and families. Newer federal reviews show how large the cleanup challenge...

Opossum curled up on a wooden dock beside the water, with a second image showing the opossum safely contained in a net during rescue.

Dogs Bark At A Dock And Lead Rescuers To A Wild Animal Fighting To Stay Alive

Uplifting opossum rescue shows how alert pets, responders and a rescuer saved and released a stranded, hypothermic opossum.

Dogs Bark At A Dock And Lead Rescuers To A Wild Animal Fighting To Stay Alive

Uplifting opossum rescue shows how alert pets, responders and a rescuer saved and released a stranded, hypothermic opossum.

Close-up of a naked mole-rat resting against another mole-rat in a burrow-like enclosure.

Police Officer Runs Into Wildfire Smoke And Spots A Tiny Life Fighting To Escape

Uplifting wildfire rescue in Colombia sees a tiny soot-covered survivor saved and released into safer habitat.

Police Officer Runs Into Wildfire Smoke And Spots A Tiny Life Fighting To Escape

Uplifting wildfire rescue in Colombia sees a tiny soot-covered survivor saved and released into safer habitat.

Man in a rain jacket rides through deep floodwater in a small boat while a black dog sits in front of him, with flooded streets and buildings in the background.

UFC Star Races Into Brazil Floodwaters To Save Animals Others Left Behind

UFC fighter Michel Pereira volunteers in Brazil, exemplifying compassionate animal rescue in floods amid devastating Rio Grande do Sul rains.

UFC Star Races Into Brazil Floodwaters To Save Animals Others Left Behind

UFC fighter Michel Pereira volunteers in Brazil, exemplifying compassionate animal rescue in floods amid devastating Rio Grande do Sul rains.