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Can drones be used to protect wildlife?Drones can be a valuable resource in wildlife protection efforts, but researchers should also understand the potential negative effects on the animals they are trying to help.
First LookCould biodegradable six-pack rings save the sea turtles?A Florida beverage company has helped invent biodegradable and edible rings that, if used widely, it hopes could reduce the harmful impact of plastics on oceans and wildlife.
The ExplainerOil at a turning point 鈥� no, reallyOnce OPEC nations wielded price-shaping clout. But a US fracking boom, the return of Iran to world markets, and global urgency about carbon emissions changed the mind-set for OPEC titan Saudi Arabia.
First LookIn rare win for nature, photo project shows little change at YellowstoneA Yellowstone photographer recreated the first images ever of the region, which helped convince Congress to designate it as the world's first national park.
Lake Mead drops to record low: What's next?Lake Mead's drop to an all-time low is another sign that solutions to the American West's ongoing drought may involve creative approaches to water allocation and conservation.
What discovery of Nile crocodiles could mean for FloridaBiologists in Florida used DNA testing to confirm that three captured crocodiles are members of the aggressive Nile crocodile branch of the family.
Venezuela's collapse prods region toward kicking its oil habitSolar? Geothermal? LNG? For Caribbean and Central American nations, the focus instead has long been on oil and cheap credit from Venezuela. That's changing as they see the risks of oil-dependence.聽
First LookWhy Hawaii is putting its last wild donkeys up for adoptionUp to 450 donkeys that roamed the island unchecked for nearly 40 years have already found adoptive homes.
First LookAre regulators doing enough to prevent another mine waste disaster?New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is seeking聽mine waste controls in the wake of the spill into the Animas River last year.
Scientists urge cooperation to save North America's migratory birdsCould future springtimes fall silent? Biologists say a third of the North American migratory birds are facing extinction at an unnaturally fast pace.
First LookWhy discoveries made by ice-penetrating lasers in the Totten Glacier worry scientistsFlying above the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, researchers say the Totten Glacier has been unstable before, and it may be again soon.聽
First LookFoggy the whale entangled yet again. Can this danger be prevented?A rescue team responded to reports of a humpback whale off the coast of Gloucester, Mass. on Wednesday, one of the thousands of whales entangled by fishing gear each year.聽
How Pakistan is leading efforts to stop deforestationPakistan has a discouraging track record when it comes to deforestation, but a province in the country's northern region is looking to change that as more locals see the value in conversation.聽
How Portugal went 107 hours on only renewable energyProving its leadership in renewable energy, Portugal powered all of its electricity with only renewable energy for four days.聽
Why the Paris Agreement won't succeed without agricultural innovationsIf the world is to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius by 2100, greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector will need to be addressed 鈥� and in a whole new way.聽
Clean Power Plan challenge set for September. Is SCOTUS far off?The full appeals court in Washington will hear arguments in the legal fight over President Barack Obama's plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions this fall, potentially accelerating the case's path to the Supreme Court.
First LookIconic sea turtle nesting season off to a great startLast year's nest totals in Georgia and the Carolinas were record-setting for loggerhead sea turtles. So far, this year's numbers are looking good as well.聽
First LookThe world's smallest porpoise is in trouble. Can the 'little cow' be saved?Conservationists are urging the Mexican and Chinese governments to take action to save the world's most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise.
Don't pet the Yellowstone bison, or put them in your carVisitors loaded the newborn bison calf into their SUV and brought it to a park facility. They were concern that it was too cold. Park rangers euthanized the calf after repeated attempts to reunite it with the herd.
Record-breaking April temperatures mark a 'climate emergency'El Ni帽o combined with already rising global temperatures to make April the latest of several 'hottest ever' months, according to NASA data. 2016 will likely be the hottest year on record.
