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A crayfish among twigs in a pond.

Tech

From Lake Tahoe to the Great Lakes, invasive crayfish are reshaping US lakes

A hammerhead worm.

Tech

Tennessee officials warn toxic hammerhead worms are spreading, and cutting them can make it worse

A sign labeled "Flour" hangs above bags of flour on a grocery store shelf.

Food

US home bakers warned to stock up before flour prices jump

A bird with food in its beak stands on a wooden post, while another bird is nearby.

Tech

Indian House Crows confirmed in Nairobi spark alarms for native birds, airports

A shark lying on the sand with its eye partially visible.

Tech

6th great hammerhead found dead in Florida this year leaves biologists alarmed

An ice-covered landscape with floating ice chunks and glacial water under a cloudy sky.

Tech

DNA study suggests Ice Age hunters in Europe and North America favored female mammoths

Bees gather around a nest on a tree branch surrounded by green leaves.

Outdoors

Georgia urges coastal residents to report yellow-legged hornet nests before one becomes many

A warning sign advises caution about alligators, prohibiting feeding, approaching, or entering the water.

Outdoors

Texas opens criminal probe after family finds nearly 12-foot alligator shot in the head

Leafcutter ants.

Tech

In Central and South America, leafcutter ants build underground cities as big as a tennis court

People walking on a beach with shallow water and tidal patterns, under a cloudy sky.

Tech

On Oregon beaches, tiny holes in the sand reveal an invasive clam with vivid purple inside

A hornet nest.

Tech

North Carolina confirms first established yellow-legged hornet presence, a new threat to bees

Wild boars foraging in grass.

Outdoors

Texas neighborhoods face rising feral hog damage as the animals learn to dodge traps