Officials ask Harry Potter fans to stop leaving socks at Wales beach memorial for character Dobby
Freshwater West, a beach located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, is home to a memorial, where fans travel to pay their respect for the fictional house elf.
Video: Tiger sharks help lead researchers to ‘world’s largest’ seagrass meadow
Cameras strapped to the dorsal fins of tiger sharks in addition to human surveys helped researchers map out and measure the expansive seagrass bed.
'Uncovering a piece of history': Explorers find cameras on glacier left by Yukon hikers in 1937
Poor weather conditions forced a legendary photographer to leave his belongings behind including cameras, on a glacier in 1937. This past August, a team worked to uncover the 85-year-old cache.
Dungeness crab die-off underway along US West Coast
Estimates put the Dungeness crab industry’s worth at around a quarter-billion dollars per year.
Non-stick pans could be releasing millions of tiny plastic particles into your food, study finds
Researchers in Australia tested several non-stick pots and pans and mimicked cooking and cleaning processes with steel and wooden spatulas and steel wool scrubbers.
Riverboat casino that sank in Mississippi River resurfaces amid historic drought
Record-low water levels in the Mississippi River have unearthed a flurry of rare finds.
Mauna Loa: What to know about Hawaii's largest volcano as it rumbles
Officials on the Big Island of Hawaii are telling residents to be prepared in case Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupts soon.
Why historically low Mississippi River water levels may affect what you pay at the grocery store
Water levels in the Mississippi River are so low that saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is rushing upstream to fill the gap.
Bipartisan state committee considers taxing drivers by miles driven
A bipartisan committee of state lawmakers met Wednesday to discuss the future of its gas tax and a possible transition to a tax based on miles-driven.
Emperor penguins now listed as threatened species
Emperor penguins will now receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says climate change is threatening to eradicate the species.
Don't throw away your Halloween pumpkins: How to properly dispose of them
Those jack-o’-lanterns don't have to end up in the local landfill.
Explorer finds rare Civil War relics on banks of drought-stricken Mississippi River
With river levels at record lows, the artifacts were just sitting there among the rocks waiting to be picked up.
Fossil fuel consumption expected to peak within a decade, experts say
The International Energy Agency predicts there will be a peak in global fossil fuel consumption within a decade.
Mauna Loa, world's largest active volcano, may erupt, Hawaii officials issue warning
Hawaii officials are warning residents of the Big Island to prepare for the possibility that the world’s largest active volcano may erupt given a recent spike in earthquakes at the summit of Mauna Loa.
EPA awarding nearly $1 billion to schools for electric buses
Only about 1% of the nation’s 480,000 school buses were electric as of last year. Funding comes from the federal Clean School Bus Program, which includes $5 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Most plastic recycling ends up in the trash, Greenpeace report finds
"Unlike with paper or metals, there are two insurmountable barriers that prevent plastic recycling from ever working at scale: toxicity and economics," Greenpeace report says.
Mississippi River drought hits record level, revives supply chain concerns: report
NWS predicts Mississippi River level dropping to 11.1 feet below sea level
Majority of Americans want more action on climate change, poll finds
People polled expressed little confidence that the climate guidelines in the Inflation Reduction Act will make a difference with improving the environment.
What does Gen Z care about? Their favorite brands, social causes revealed
As for shopping, it appears that actually going to the mall is so 2006. 52% of teens cite Amazon as their No. 1 favorite e-comm site. Nike remains the No. 1 top clothing brand.
Taco Bell will start adding electric vehicle chargers to its locations
Need to charge your Electric Vehicle? What better place to do it than Taco Bell.