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Zimbabwe’s scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time

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Zimbabwe’s scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time

What’s real, what’s not and what’s local in the new ‘Jurassic World’ movie

What’s real, what’s not and what’s local in the new ‘Jurassic World’ movie

Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly

Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly

First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades

First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades

Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships

Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships

Elephant kills 2 female tourists from the UK and New Zealand in Zambian national park

Elephant kills 2 female tourists from the UK and New Zealand in Zambian national park

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The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia

Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia

What pet owners should be asking when boarding their pets

What pet owners should be asking when boarding their pets

Trump tours Florida immigration lockup and jokes about escapees having to run from alligators

Trump tours Florida immigration lockup and jokes about escapees having to run from alligators

‘Lovebugs’ return in swarms to South Korea and blanket a mountain peak

‘Lovebugs’ return in swarms to South Korea and blanket a mountain peak

Kaisen the dog (left), and Gibbs the cat (right)

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After screwworm scare, US-Mexico border set to reopen for cattle imports

After screwworm scare, US-Mexico border set to reopen for cattle imports

‘If you see them, squish them’: Local arborist on the return of spotted lanternflies

‘If you see them, squish them’: Local arborist on the return of spotted lanternflies

Rejected by his mother, a rare wild Asian horse foal finds a new mom in a grieving domestic mare

Rejected by his mother, a rare wild Asian horse foal finds a new mom in a grieving domestic mare

Husband of Suzanne Morphew back in Colorado to face murder charge for a second time

Husband of Suzanne Morphew back in Colorado to face murder charge for a second time

PHOTO ESSAY: In rural Alaska, collecting driftwood saves time, money and brings jobs

PHOTO ESSAY: In rural Alaska, collecting driftwood saves time, money and brings jobs

A hard-right lawmaker is sworn in as Greece’s migration minister

A hard-right lawmaker is sworn in as Greece’s migration minister

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Officials believe a young shark bit a woman at a New York beach

Officials believe a young shark bit a woman at a New York beach

How to protect yourself from ticks year-round

How to protect yourself from ticks year-round

Peru’s Amazon communities accuse the state of failing to stop mercury pollution from illegal mining

Peru’s Amazon communities accuse the state of failing to stop mercury pollution from illegal mining

Fans bid teary farewell to four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan before their return to China

Fans bid teary farewell to four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan before their return to China

Glastonbury 2025, by the numbers, from the cows to toilets to pints to, yes, the music

Glastonbury 2025, by the numbers, from the cows to toilets to pints to, yes, the music

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