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A cluster of shellfish and seaweed near a rocky shore.

Tech

Golden mussels could invade Lake Tahoe, cloud its famed waters, and unravel its food web

A glassy-winged sharpshooter on a leaf.

Tech

County issues warning after Costco grapevines found carrying invasive pest

A person holding a European green crab.

Tech

Invasive green crab found on island may have been there for years — and not alone

A large whale swimming alongside two dolphins in deep blue water.

Tech

Whales and dolphins cannot outrun forever chemicals, researchers say

Four people hold a large python in a wooded area with green foliage in the background.

Tech

Florida's Python Challenge is back, but biologists say the 4-ton problem is moving north

An aerial view of San Carlos Reservoir and the Gila River in Arizona, showcasing diverse terrain and water bodies.

Outdoors

San Carlos Reservoir falls below 1% full, and virtually all of its fish die

A person in waterproof gear pours clams from their hand into a white bucket on a wet sandy beach.

Outdoors

Resident says busloads of gatherers hit a New Zealand beach, and 10,000 cockles were gone

Outdoors

'We don't need to hurt animals': Wildlife rescue pleads for people to stop using live birds in gender reveals

A garbage truck empties waste onto a landfill, while seagulls flock around the site.

Tech

Residents in a Kansas town say rotten-egg landfill odors bring headaches and fears of a fire below

Aerial view of a marina surrounded by green land, with parked boats and vehicles visible.

Tech

Rhode Island town puts EPA on notice, says Quonset sludge plant got the wrong permit

A cluster of purple sea urchins among wet rocks and marine life in a tidal pool.

Tech

Marine scientist lies in wait as poachers strip Italy's seabed of purple sea urchins

A young deer grazing on the sandy ground in a dry landscape.

Tech

Severe drought squeezes Western animals, and cougars lose habitat nearly twice as fast as deer