Environment

A biotech company says it has bred three pups with traits of the extinct dire wolf

12:55pm April 08, 2025

Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

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What we know about the big bee die-off this year

5:50pm April 07, 2025

This year, commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 60% of their bees – more than double average losses. What do those losses mean for beekeepers, and what do we know about the cause?

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As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees a chance

8:36am April 05, 2025

by Scott Simon

Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields.

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Housing advocate worries that NOAA cuts could have disastrous impact

12:07pm April 04, 2025

by Paul Garber

In September, the forecasts from the weather monitoring service sent workers at Hospitality House into motion ahead of Helene. Chief Development Director Todd Carter says the Boone-based nonprofit was able to get many homeless people living in the woods and by the rivers into shelters before the storm hit.

Mount Spurr in Alaska is likely to erupt soon. So people are buying goggles and masks to protect themselves from ash — and also pet versions to protect their dogs.

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Scientists get closer to finding out just how hot is too hot for humans to live

6:09pm April 03, 2025

by Alejandra Borunda

How hot is too hot for humans to live? A new study is getting scientists closer to an answer.

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Rare greenhouse gas law in Southern state could get pulled back by GOP legislators

1:18pm April 03, 2025

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor worked together in 2021 to

What does the shark say? Click, click, click

5:00am April 03, 2025

Scientists in New Zealand believe they may have the first-ever recording of a shark making noise.

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Environment

A biotech company says it has bred three pups with traits of the extinct dire wolf

What we know about the big bee die-off this year

As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees a chance

Housing advocate worries that NOAA cuts could have disastrous impact

Has a shelter pet changed your life? We want to hear about it

The unique genetic change that turned horses into athletic powerhouses

People buying pet-version PPE to protect dogs against volcanic ash in Alaska

Scientists get closer to finding out just how hot is too hot for humans to live

Rare greenhouse gas law in Southern state could get pulled back by GOP legislators

What does the shark say? Click, click, click