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Plans to Spend Over $1 Billion to Shoot 450,000 American Owls to Proceed After Senate Vote
Policy

Plans to Spend Over $1 Billion to Shoot 450,000 American Owls to Proceed After Senate Vote

November 3, 2025

Story at a glance… A recent Senate vote failed to reject a Fish and Wildlife Service cull of up…

Marshall Islands Experience Explosion of Wildlife One Year After Invasive Rats Were Removed
Conservation

Marshall Islands Experience Explosion of Wildlife One Year After Invasive Rats Were Removed

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

Two small islets crucial to the resiliency of the local environment in the Marshall Islands Republic are witnessing a…

There Is No 6th Mass Extinction Event Taking Place, in Fact Conservation Is Working Worldwide
Conservation

There Is No 6th Mass Extinction Event Taking Place, in Fact Conservation Is Working Worldwide

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

The narrative that Earth is experiencing a sixth mass extinction event in fundamentally flawed, and is pushed through an…

Asia’s Extraordinary Jumping Bird Now Thriving in Captivity—a Hopeful Halt to Population Slide
Conservation

Asia’s Extraordinary Jumping Bird Now Thriving in Captivity—a Hopeful Halt to Population Slide

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025

An endangered bird famous for its elaborate leaping courtship displays is being reared in a special facility where the…

What Scientists Hear May Prove More Valuable for Conservation than What They See—the Field of Bioacoustics
Conservation

What Scientists Hear May Prove More Valuable for Conservation than What They See—the Field of Bioacoustics

October 16, 2023

A field of science known as bioacoustic conservation has really surged forward in the last decade, with dozens of…

Rarest-of-the-Rarest Dinosaur Fossil is a Cretaceous Era Still Life of Oviraptor and 24 Eggs
ArchivesEarth Sciences

Rarest-of-the-Rarest Dinosaur Fossil is a Cretaceous Era Still Life of Oviraptor and 24 Eggs

March 15, 2021July 12, 2023

An international team of paleontologists has unearthed the latest fossil in what could be described as a 4-decade-long conveyor…


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Iran War Reaches Critical Juncture in May

Suzanne Latre April 28, 2026

Nearly two months after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the conflict is entering a…

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EU Citizens Gather 1 Million Signatures for Referendum to Repeal Israel’s European Relations

Andy Corbley April 19, 2026

It’s been reported to be the fastest that any petition to the European Commission has gathered 1 million signatures,…

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750 US Troops Injured or Killed since October 2023 – Investigation

Andy Corbley April 3, 2026

Investigative news outlet The Intercept has reported that the Pentagon and US Central Command (CENTCOM) are engaged in a “casualty cover-up”…

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