Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond.

Vibrio vulnificus, a type of flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm seawater, is once again threatening the safety of beachgoers and raw shellfish enthusiasts. To date, ...Read more

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — In a striking demonstration of support, hundreds of fired-up Californians rallied in Santa Monica to speak out against the Trump administration’s attempt to wrest local control over the state’s beloved coastline.

The Golden State’s top environmental leaders, along with prominent elected officials, environmentalist...Read more

When fire evacuation orders are lifted and residents start returning to burned neighborhoods, many people assume “cleared to return” means “safe.” It rarely does.

As an environmental engineer who has worked with communities recovering from some of the most destructive wildfires in U.S. history, I have seen the same pattern ...Read more

SpaceX was back on the pad Tuesday knocking out the Space Coast’s 51st orbital launch of the year just before noon as part of what’s lining up to be a busy month in Florida.

A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-19 mission with 29 Starlink satellites lifted off at 11:58 a.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch ...Read more

SpaceX on Monday scrubbed what would have been the Space Coast’s 51st orbital launch of the year on what’s lining up to be a busy month. It will try again Tuesday.

A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-19 mission with 29 Starlink satellites had been aiming to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 on Monday ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After a weekslong battle with a mysterious illness, Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle Jackie died early Monday morning at an Ojai rehabilitation center. She was 14.

Jackie and her mate, Shadow, delighted millions of viewers as stars of a nonstop livestream of their nest, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake. ...Read more

Meta Platforms Inc. introduced a new, downloadable AI model that can run on a personal computer, adding fuel to a U.S. debate over whether the increasingly powerful technology should be freely available or kept under tighter control.

Users be will be able to download and customize the new Muse Glimmer, a distilled version of the company’s ...Read more

When a heat wave arrives, the public health advice follows a familiar script: drink water, watch for heat stroke, check on people with heart or lung conditions. That list saves lives. But it leaves out something that shapes daily life for millions of older Americans – chronic pain.

In a new study, public health professor Kai Zhang ...Read more

The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the food supply, according to scientific researchers and public health officials.

The parasite’s spread can become a self-perpetuating cycle. Cyclospora is found only in humans, where it replicates in the intestinal tract, causing severe diarrhea. ...Read more

CHICAGO — As temperatures hovered around 80 degrees and few clouds obscured a bright blue sky, many people took the opportunity to enjoy a summer day last week at Montrose Beach. Children dug holes in the sand. Families kicked around soccer balls. And some cautiously waded into water against crashing waves.

At a nearby stone pier, people ...Read more

When the temperature soars in California , people and pets stay indoors, seek out air-conditioned spots or head the nearest lake, river or swimming pool.

What about rattlesnakes?

Where do snakes go when highs climb into the triple digits?

Here’s what to know:

What happens to rattlesnakes in hot weather?

As cold-blooded critters, you might...Read more

Last fall, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game brought 19 Sitka black-tailed deer from an island near Kodiak to the bottom of the Kenai Peninsula as part of an effort to see how the animals would fare.

Not well, it turned out.

At least 13 of the deer died. Another one slipped out of its GPS collar, and the department isn't sure if it ...Read more

Arizona and Nevada will feel the brunt of the pain under a federal plan to reduce stress on the Colorado River. It’s an unjust solution, particularly for the Silver State.

Recently, the Interior Department released a 10-year blueprint to address water shortages on the Colorado. The river has been over-allocated for a century, and long-term ...Read more

For months, the Trump administration has sought to open the California coast to a radically industrialized future: large-scale desalination plants, floating nuclear reactors, more rocket launches and expanded offshore oil drilling along the state’s most iconic beaches.

Holding the line against all this is a little-known but longstanding ...Read more

MIAMI — Forever chemicals have found their way into drinking water across the country, including in Miami-Dade, and new research shows that levels are highest in places like Little Havana, Hialeah and Pembroke Pines.

These forever chemicals, also known as PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have leached from everything from ...Read more

At 20 years old, Alex Hicks faced a problem most college students never encounter: The online games he was creating were generating six figures in revenue every month.

So he dropped out.

Today, Hicks is a co-founder of Twin Atlas, a Las Vegas-based game studio with roughly 110 employees that develops some of the most-played experiences on ...Read more

A beaver that bit a 19-year-old fisherman at Cunningham Falls State Park earlier this week tested positive for rabies, the Frederick County Health Department said.

This is the second beaver to contract and test positive for rabies in the past two weeks. A 13-year-old boy who was swimming at the William Houck Area’s popular North Beach needed ...Read more

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a complaint Thursday alleging that a cohort of the companies that make “forever chemicals” partook in a massive corporate shell game to defraud the state and others.

In an amendment to a 2022 lawsuit filed by Bonta against the makers of these chemicals, the state now alleges that several DuPont ...Read more