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Rare videos show two goblin sharks in the wild, including one far deeper than expected

Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa documented two living goblin sharks in Pacific waters, an unusual ...
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West Miami-Dade brush fire surges to 600 acres, triggers smoke alert in Broward

Smoke from a rapidly spreading brush fire in western Miami-Dade County has drifted into surrounding neighborhoods as the ...
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Conservation groups sue to block SpaceX land swap over refuge, ocelots, and sacred ground

A new legal battle over SpaceX's expansion in South Texas is again drawing attention to the future of public land, wildlife ...
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Florida Keys divers find 22-pound Atocha silver bar not seen in 30 years

What started as a routine day for treasure hunters in the Florida Keys ended with a rare recovery. Local 10 News reported ...
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Meowing cat trapped head-first in wall is freed after firefighters chisel around its face

Firefighters from the Provincial Fire Consortium's Estepona station were dispatched to Calle Huerta Nueva in Estepona shortly ...
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Lobster-like crayfish confirmed in Ontario, and officials warn it could upend freshwater habitats

Ontario is dealing with a newly confirmed invasive crayfish in its waters, and authorities have warned that the dark red, ...
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Rescued beagle presumed dead after apparent alligator attack is found running across a road

After a mistaken identification led rescuers to think she had been killed in an apparent alligator attack, a laboratory ...
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Gardener's finds in Lowe's 'dead zone' grew into a pollinator paradise for bees and frogs

A Georgia gardener's colorful backyard is showing what can happen when patience meets the clearance rack. What started with marked-down "half-dead" plants from Lowe's has grown into a lush, thriving ...
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An unprecedented 'snow drought' has already wiped out snowmelt reserves across the West

What began as an alarming snow deficit is now draining the water reserves that people, farms, and ecosystems depend on ...
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Judge says Minnesota co-op cannot cut tribal casino's power over 2.5-megawatt solar array

A state administrative ruling in Minnesota has gone against a rural power cooperative that had warned a tribal casino it ...
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Firefighters rescue cat named Johnny Cash after high-stakes climb up tree

Beaufort firefighters stepped in to end the animal’s morning in the tree after animal control could not reach Johnny Cash ...
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Atypical rain and landslides killed 7% of the remaining Tapanuli orangutans in four days

Researchers say climate-fueled extreme rains and the landslides that followed may have killed 7% of all members of the ...