Environment
Heart-pumping video shows rescuers save a beached great white shark on Nantucket beach
August 22, 2024
Heart-pumping video shows rescuers save a beached great white shark on Nantucket beach
View this post on Instagram A post shared by NANTUCKET CURRENT 🌊 (@nantucketcurrent)An unexpected twist occurred to a family’s weekend trip to Massachusetts’ Low Beach on Nantucket when they saw…
Record number of barking mad sea lions take over famed San Francisco pier
May 1, 2024
Record number of barking mad sea lions take over famed San Francisco pier
More than a thousand sea lions flocked to bustling Pier 39 in San Francisco, the greatest concentration of these endearing animals in fifteen years. These were not shy aquatic mammals,…
The price of batteries is plummeting, it’s good news for the planet
May 1, 2024
The price of batteries is plummeting, it’s good news for the planet
Scientists have been pushing for a switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources for years. Although wind and solar power are becoming more popular, their dependence on the weather…
Florida locals infuriated as spring breakers caught dumping overfilled garbage cans into the ocean
April 30, 2024
Florida locals infuriated as spring breakers caught dumping overfilled garbage cans into the ocean
A group of inebriated spring breakers caused controversy by ruthlessly tossing mountains of trash into the ocean during Florida’s yearly Boca Bash.The disturbing act, which was caught on camera and…
Military families in Hawaii ignite lawsuit trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water
April 29, 2024
Military families in Hawaii ignite lawsuit trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water
A historic environmental lawsuit centered on the aftermath of a military fuel facility accident is being played out in Honolulu, Hawaii. A public health emergency resulted from the jet fuel…
Dead dolphin found on Louisiana beach with ‘bullets lodged’ in brain, spine, and heart
April 25, 2024
Dead dolphin found on Louisiana beach with ‘bullets lodged’ in brain, spine, and heart
Wildlife officials in Louisiana are looking for answers following a horrific incident. A young bottlenose dolphin was discovered dead on Cameron Parish’s West Mae’s Beach last month. The horrific reality…
Trillions of cicadas last seen when Thomas Jefferson was president to swarm US for first time in more than 200 years
April 2, 2024
Trillions of cicadas last seen when Thomas Jefferson was president to swarm US for first time in more than 200 years
Prepare yourself for an exciting ride! This year will be historic because it will be the first time in more than 200 years that the two different cicada broods, XIX…
Liquid nitrogen fertilizer spill kills almost 750K fish in Iowa river
March 31, 2024
Liquid nitrogen fertilizer spill kills almost 750K fish in Iowa river
An enormous fish kill in the East Nishnabotna River caused by a fertilizer spill earlier this month in Iowa resulted in an ecological disaster. Nearly 755,000 fish perished in the…
Poacher stomped to death by elephant in South African national park
October 26, 2021
Poacher stomped to death by elephant in South African national park
In a startling turn of events, an elephant in South Africa’s well-known Kruger National Park is said to have trampled to death a suspected poacher. According to Isaac Phaahla, a…
Genetically modified mosquitoes are being released in Florida
April 28, 2021
Genetically modified mosquitoes are being released in Florida
Thousands of mosquitos that have been genetically modified are starting to be released into Florida as of this week in a coordinated effort to battle disease-spreading types of the flying…