Environment

On the left, massive wildfire smoke billows over suburban rooftops; on the right, an aerial satellite view shows the same fire's flames and smoke plume.

Wildfire Smoke Is Killing Americans While Congress Sits on a Proven Solution

Wildfire smoke is a growing public health crisis — but researchers say the problem is not fire itself. It is the wrong kind of fire, burning out of control with...

Wildfire Smoke Is Killing Americans While Congress Sits on a Proven Solution

Wildfire smoke is a growing public health crisis — but researchers say the problem is not fire itself. It is the wrong kind of fire, burning out of control with...

A sea turtle swims near the surface of a clear blue rehabilitation tank with white PVC pipe structures below.

Sea Turtle Bowtie Returns to the Ocean After Rescuers Remove Two Fishing Hooks From Her Neck and Throat

Uplifting sea turtle rehabilitation success: juvenile Bowtie released at Cocoa Beach after expert care.

Sea Turtle Bowtie Returns to the Ocean After Rescuers Remove Two Fishing Hooks From Her Neck and Throat

Uplifting sea turtle rehabilitation success: juvenile Bowtie released at Cocoa Beach after expert care.

On the left, a spotted wild cat sits alert on a white surface; on the right, a similar spotted cat walks along a log in a leafy enclosure.

Scientists Stumble Upon the World's First New Wild Cat Species Discovered in More Than a Century

Hidden in Bolivia's misty cloud forests, a wild cat smaller than a house cat had been living, hunting, and eluding science for more than a million years. Its discovery —...

Scientists Stumble Upon the World's First New Wild Cat Species Discovered in More Than a Century

Hidden in Bolivia's misty cloud forests, a wild cat smaller than a house cat had been living, hunting, and eluding science for more than a million years. Its discovery —...

On the left, a white rhinoceros stands in a dry, dusty landscape; on the right, a herd of African elephants, including a calf, stampedes through billowing dust clouds.

Elephants Trampled a Poacher to Death as He Raised His Rifle at a White Rhino Deep in Kruger

A man crept six kilometers into Kruger National Park armed with a rifle and an axe, his sights set on a white rhino worth tens of thousands of dollars. He...

Elephants Trampled a Poacher to Death as He Raised His Rifle at a White Rhino Deep in Kruger

A man crept six kilometers into Kruger National Park armed with a rifle and an axe, his sights set on a white rhino worth tens of thousands of dollars. He...

On the left, gloved hands hold a tiny baby turtle; on the right, a person in a "Treasure Island Fire Rescue" shirt crawls into a concrete drainage tunnel.

Baby Sea Turtles Follow the Wrong Light and Disappear Into a Storm Drain

Sea turtle hatchlings rescued from a storm drain in Treasure Island highlight importance of keeping beaches dark to protect wildlife.

Baby Sea Turtles Follow the Wrong Light and Disappear Into a Storm Drain

Sea turtle hatchlings rescued from a storm drain in Treasure Island highlight importance of keeping beaches dark to protect wildlife.

On the left, a large shark is entangled in a fishing net underwater; on the right, an orca surfaces beside a fishing vessel surrounded by seagulls.

Foreign Fisheries That Entangle Whales Could Soon Regain Access to U.S. Markets

The U.S. has rules requiring foreign fisheries to protect whales and dolphins to sell seafood here. NOAA is now considering weakening them before they have had a real chance to...

Foreign Fisheries That Entangle Whales Could Soon Regain Access to U.S. Markets

The U.S. has rules requiring foreign fisheries to protect whales and dolphins to sell seafood here. NOAA is now considering weakening them before they have had a real chance to...