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A close-up of bright red cherries hanging from a green leafy branch in sunlight.

Business

Cherry farmers suffer devastating blow after storm wipes out 30% of crop yield

Colorful microplastic particles float underwater, with soft light filtering through the surface.

Tech

No one wants to pay to clean up microplastics — so you might have to

A sewage pipe on a beach.

Outdoors

Failure at massive wastewater treatment plant leaves residents on edge

A security dog inspects luggage at an airport screening checkpoint with a handler nearby.

Outdoors

Russian man arrested at airport with hundreds of snakes, iguanas in smuggling attempt

A Venus flytrap in a plastic container alongside round succulent plants in pots.

Outdoors

'Here's the darker part': Expert issues warning about store-bought Venus flytraps

A close-up of a bat hanging upside down, revealing its furry face and large ears.

Outdoors

Researchers report concerning behavior shift in bats: 'Not going to get huge population rebounds'

A cluster of ripe yellow peaches growing on a green-leaved tree.

Outdoors

420,000 peach trees to be destroyed following Del Monte bankruptcy

A sloth relaxing on a tree branch surrounded by green leaves and logs.

Outdoors

Florida zoo shares heartbreaking update about Dumpling, sloth rescued from failed theme park

A crowded market display featuring numerous transparent containers filled with various types of small creatures or specimens.

Outdoors

Exotic pet market used loopholes to bypass official wildlife import records, study finds

A seal resting on a small iceberg in calm, clear waters under a cloudy sky.

Outdoors

Stomach contents of seals point to alarming diet changes, study finds

A close-up of barnacles and mussels encrusting a rocky surface near the ocean.

Outdoors

'Out of control': Invasive mussel leads California to declare an emergency

A moose with patchy fur in the woods.

Outdoors

Animals are being 'sucked to death' by ticks in Utah, with no solution in sight