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Environment

Doing yoga near ambling elephants can be therapeutic for veterans

5:29pm March 18, 2025

An elephant ranch in Florida is offering yoga classes for veterans to help them with trauma. From the other side of a fence, retired elephants eat and mosey around.

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Heat can age you as much as smoking, a new study finds

9:00am March 17, 2025

Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes.

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Peruvian farmer goes head to head with German energy giant in climate test case

6:00am March 17, 2025

A Peruvian farmer is going head to head with German energy giant in a climate law test case.

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Dogs dig 'Flow.' A researcher explains what might be catching their eye on the screen

4:09am March 17, 2025

Oscar-winning film Flow has caught the eye of many pets. Here's what a researcher told NPR our furry friends might pay attention to on the screen.

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A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom

12:55pm March 14, 2025

Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.

5 nature-inspired ways to bring joy and wonder into your life this spring

5:00am March 14, 2025

Simple activities to help you better appreciate the birds, bees and flowers — and spend more time outside.

The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought

1:31am March 14, 2025

Some 400 to 600 Asian elephants are believed to remain living in the wild in Cambodia. Researchers said the study's findings underscore the potential of a "national stronghold" for the species.

Editor's Note: EPA says it will roll back climate rules. That could prove complicated

12:15pm March 13, 2025

Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the first step in what is likely to be a lengthy process to remake the rules and policies it targeted.

The EPA has announced dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target

4:18am March 13, 2025

by Michel Martin

The Trump administration plans to reconsider about two dozen environmental rules, in what the Environmental Protection Agency calls the "most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history."

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EPA announces dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target

7:28pm March 12, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency didn't provide details about what it wants to do with the regulations — whether it will try to weaken them or eliminate them entirely.