Chonkers the Steller sea lion draws crowds at San Francisco’s Pier 39
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An intrepid sea lion nicknamed Chonkers is waddling his way into the hearts of…
Rare antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zoo
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native…
Weather observatory near Boston is one of America’s oldest
MILTON, Mass. (AP) — Perched in a tower atop a hill, Matthew Douglas climbs a staircase and emerges…
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Sumatra orangutan shown crossing canopy bridge for first time, conservationists say
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy…
Tornadoes, hail and flooding threaten parts of the Midwest
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fast-moving storms pummeled parts of the Midwest with hail, strong wind and heavy…
Remote Lake Superior island’s wolf population is thriving
Wolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they’re making deep dents in…
Severe weather in northern Texas leaves at least 2 dead, families displaced
RUNAWAY BAY, Texas (AP) — A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and…
The world’s darkest skies are under pressure in the Atacama Desert
THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (AP) — It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark…
Fairfield, Montana, is running out of water
Chuck Dale, Fairfield’s water supervisor, wasn’t satisfied with the rain that blew across northcentral Montana Wednesday. It wasn’t…
Florida zoo celebrates first koala birth and new habitat opening
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A zoo in Florida has two reasons to celebrate — the first…
New flood risk data alarms experts. New York and New Orleans stand out
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the…