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Aerial view of a deforested area with stumps, dead trees, and lush green forest in the background.

Tech

UN warns of grave consequences as countries slip behind pledges to protect nature

Glen Canyon Dam surrounded by rocky cliffs, with a river in the foreground.

Tech

Arizona biologists warn of Grand Canyon invasion after catching 3,000 invasive crayfish below Glen Canyon Dam

A man fishing in a river while standing on rocky ground.

Outdoors

US finalizes nearly 1,500 new hunting and fishing opportunities at refuges in 32 states

A Norway maple tree.

Outdoors

Washington's WWI memorial maples became an invasive threat to Rock Creek Park

A small polecat is being held and lying on a table, with a paw visible near a canister.

Outdoors

'Collapsed and in shock': Polecat dies after car strike in the UK

A cluster of small spiders on a web among thin plant stems.

Tech

Guam's invasive brown tree snakes wiped out birds, and set off a spider explosion

A crawfish on the rocky bottom of a body of water.

Tech

Lake Tahoe's crayfish boom is a warning sign for lakes across the US

The San Joaquin River.

Outdoors

Central California wetland dried out after staffing cuts, sending winter birds elsewhere

The Great Salt Lake.

Tech

Utah's shrinking Great Salt Lake is blowing toxic dust into Salt Lake City

A truck transporting pigs on a highway.

Outdoors

16 US states still allow live feral hog transport despite new chronic wasting disease warning

A park around a body of water.

Tech

Satellite data show California's Sacramento Valley is sinking, and aquifers may not bounce back

Jumping worms in a petri dish on soil.

Tech

Minnesota warns of invasive jumping worms that thrash like snakes, destroy soil