India’s battery recycling poses challenges, opportunities
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Across India, battery recycling faces a mixture of challenges and opportunity as it plays…
Some animals have evolved extreme ways to sleep in precarious environments
Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans…
Photos show penguins, seals and orcas in the warming Antarctic Peninsula
ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t…
Caribbean islet blossoms into love nest for critically endangered iguana
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Silence used to prevail in the forest of a private Caribbean islet…
Catch the Ursid meteor shower as it peaks just before Christmas
NEW YORK — The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon, bringing…
Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon…
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83
NAIROBI, Kenya — British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said…
Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy…
New jaguar sighting in US confirmed by Arizona researchers
The spots gave it away. Just like a human fingerprint, the rosette pattern on each jaguar is unique…
New jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in endangered species’ recovery
The spots gave it away. Just like a human fingerprint, the rosette pattern on each jaguar is unique…
How a sperm bank might save cheetahs from extinction
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing…
Famed Hawaii golf course struggles to balance beauty with water woes
HONOLULU (AP) — High up on the slopes of the west Maui mountains, the Plantation Course at Kapalua…