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Coffee Shop Employees Console Widow Through Window of Drive-Through (LOOK)
A group of employees at a Vancouver, Washington, coffee shop stopped what they were doing to console a grieving widow, while another customer shot...
Thriving Yellowstone Grizzlies to Leave the Endangered Species List
With the abundance of grizzlies making a comeback in Yellowstone National Park, the hefty mammals might be off the list for good.
Heroic Diver Spends Hour Cutting Whale Loose From Fishing Line (WATCH)
A diver in the Canary Islands had a whale of a time freeing a 45-foot-mammal from entanglement – working for over an hour.
Manatee Population Has Rebounded 500 Percent, No Longer Endangered
Manatees have made a huge comeback as a result of significant improvements in habitat conditions and threat reduction.
Only about 1,267 West Indian manatees could...
Top 10 Health, Cancer, and Science Breakthroughs of 2015
This past year saw giant leaps in how we cure cancer, with breakthroughs in treating Alzheimers and preventing Ebola. These technological developments – both big...
SeaWorld to End Orca Whale Shows in California (WATCH)
After plunging attendance and a state commission banning captive breeding of Orcas, SeaWorld is stopping its killer whale shows in San Diego.
Penguin Always Returns From the Sea to Visit Man Who Saved Its Life
A retired bricklayer’s act of kindness four years ago has won him a penguin friend for life.
When João Pereira de Souza found an oil-soaked...
Beluga Whale Stuns Navy Team With Amazingly Human Chatter (LISTEN)
An underwater prankster that talks like a human is stirring up conversation off the Southern California coast.
The beluga whale that was tamed in the...
New Zealand to Create Massive Ocean Sanctuary the Size of France
New Zealand is telling fishing and mining industries to keep their “hands off” a huge part of the South Pacific—one that’s about the size...
Navy Silences “Whale-Harming” Sonar to Protect Marine Mammals
Whales and dolphins are getting some long sought peace and quiet from the U.S. Navy.
The service has agreed to stop using certain types of sonar—or sound waves—believed to...
40% Less Mercury in Fish Shows Success of US Coal Industry Caps
A large drop in bluefish mercury levels suggest a healthier seafood supply – and that U.S. coal regulations are working.
Mercury levels in bluefish caught...
Rare White Whale Spotted as Sightings Hit Record High in NZ (WATCH)
Thar she blows!
Whale watchers have spotted a rare, white humpback — one of only four in the world — swimming between New Zealand’s two...
African Poachers Trade Weapons for Farm Tools
At one time, Edson Zimba only took from his native land of Zambia. Now he gives back.
For twenty years he combed the bush of...
Endangered Species Day: 9 Success Stories to Make You Cheer Today
From a grandmother nursing orphaned elephants to a whole town rallying for a little salamander, the past year has been ripe with good news surrounding endangered species.
To...
New York State to Turn Lights Out for Migrating Birds
The bright lights of New York attract millions of people to the big city, but they’ll be attracting fewer birds–which is a good thing...
Baby Boom Surprise For World’s Most Endangered Orcas
There’s a baby boom going on among a clan of the world’s most endangered killer whales.
Whale watchers off the British Columbia coast have sighted a...
Bird Thought to Be Extinct Re-emerges in Myanmar
A small bird thought to have been extinct and not seen in 73 years was overheard by scientists while surveying the grasslands of Myanmar.
After...
First Team to Ever Rescue a Whale Now Frees Species Worldwide 30 Years Later
On Thanksgiving Day 30 years ago, a whale in distress was freed from a heavy, dragging mass of fishing gear in the icy waters...
The Largest Animal on Earth Bounces Back From Extinction
Placed on the endangered species list in 1966, the largest animals on Earth are making a comeback, from the equator all the way up...
Scotland Protects Seas and Reefs
Seabirds and reefs with feather stars and a large clam that can live for centuries are among the species that will benefit from 30...