Nature

Britain World’s Oldest-Tortoise
FILE - Tourists take photos of Jonathan, a then 192-year-old tortoise, on the lawn of Plantation House in Jamestown on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena, Feb. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Nicole Evatt, File)

Hoax

World’s oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary

APRIL 2, 2026

Washington Cherry Blossom
Visitors gather to watch sunrise among the cherry blossom trees along the tidal basin on the National Mall on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Nature

Washington’s cherry blossoms hit peak bloom, sending a fleeting burst of pink across the capital

MARCH 26, 2026

Foraging for Food
A Dolma appetizer, created with locally foraged grape leaves, are served to a patron at the Black Trumpet restaurant, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, in Portsmouth, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Food

Foraging revival: How wild food enthusiasts are reconnecting with nature

SEPT. 24, 2025

Gardening-Humane Pest Control
FILE - Mosquitoes cling to the inside of a jar loaded with repellent during a test as part of a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory in Fort Collins, Colo., on April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Animals

How to humanely deal with pests without using cruel traps or harmful chemicals

AUG. 5, 2025

Prairie Dogs-Birds Eavesdropping
This photo provided by the Smithsonian in June 2024 shows a prairie dog at the American Prairie nature preserve in Montana. (Roshan Patel/Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via AP)

Animals

A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators

JUNE 12, 2025

Zimbabwe Tree of Life
The sun sets behind a baobab tree, known as the tree of life, in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)

Africa

An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving

SEPT. 18, 2024

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Animals

Between the lines of a press release: Gray wolves could lose federal protection

MARCH 15, 2019

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