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FILE - In this June 23, 2018 file photo, Kenny Chesney performs during the Trip Around the Sun Tour in Phoenix. Chesney&#039;s No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to have an artificial reef installed off of Florida&#039;s Atlantic Coast. The organization and other marine groups donated and installed 13 reef balls on the ocean floor off of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County.

Chesney group helps install artificial reef off Florida coast

FILE - In this June 23, 2018 file photo, Kenny Chesney performs during the Trip Around the Sun Tour in Phoenix. Chesney&#039;s No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to have an artificial reef installed off of Florida&#039;s Atlantic Coast. The organization and other marine groups donated and installed 13 reef balls on the ocean floor off of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County.

February 2, 2021, 6:05am Life

Country music superstar Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to install an artificial reef off of Florida’s Atlantic coast. Read story

Look skyward for these 2021 celestial events

February 2, 2021, 6:03am Life

A new year ushers in new opportunity to gaze at the sky and beyond. Read story

This young male mountain lion, named P-95, was captured in the central Santa Monica Mountains on Jan. 16. (Jeff Sikich/U.S.

Meet P-95: Young male mountain lion tagged in Calif.

This young male mountain lion, named P-95, was captured in the central Santa Monica Mountains on Jan. 16. (Jeff Sikich/U.S.

February 2, 2021, 6:00am Life

The young mountain lion was in the central Santa Monica Mountains on a Saturday night when he crossed paths with some biologists. Read story

Sharks killed more people in 2020, but attacks remain rare

February 2, 2021, 6:00am Life

Shark attacks worldwide dropped to “extremely low” numbers in 2020 but fatal bites spiked to more than twice the recent five-year average in what researchers are calling an anomaly. Read story

In a study published Jan. 27, researchers found the abundance of oceanic sharks, like this shortfin mako shark, and rays has dropped more than 70 percent between 1970 and 2018.

Empty seas: Oceanic shark populations have declined 71% since 1970

In a study published Jan. 27, researchers found the abundance of oceanic sharks, like this shortfin mako shark, and rays has dropped more than 70 percent between 1970 and 2018.

February 2, 2021, 6:00am Life

When marine biologist Stuart Sandin talks about sharks, it sounds like he’s describing Jedis of the ocean. “They are terrific predators, fast swimmers and they have amazing senses — they can detect any disturbance in the ocean from great distance,” such as smells or tiny changes in water currents. Read story

Python hunter Donna Kalil caught a 13-foot snake in the Everglades last spring.

Woman trades real estate career for python hunting

Python hunter Donna Kalil caught a 13-foot snake in the Everglades last spring.

February 2, 2021, 6:00am Life

For most people, encountering an 18-foot-long python can be a terrifying experience. For Donna Kalil, who left her lucrative job as a real estate agent to become a hunter of the powerful snakes, it’s “a very exciting thing.” Read story

In this image taken from NASA video, NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, left, and Victor Glover work outside the International Space Station on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. The pair ventured out on their second spacewalk in under a week Monday to complete a four-year effort to modernize the International Space Station&#039;s power grid.

Spacewalkers complete 4 years of power upgrades for station

In this image taken from NASA video, NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, left, and Victor Glover work outside the International Space Station on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. The pair ventured out on their second spacewalk in under a week Monday to complete a four-year effort to modernize the International Space Station&#039;s power grid.

February 1, 2021, 9:14am Life

A pair of spacewalking astronauts completed a four-year effort to modernize the International Space Station’s power grid on Monday, installing one last battery. Read story

A study led by University of Idaho graduate student Savannah Rogers and associate professor of wildlife sciences Ryan Long, published in Functional Ecology, shows that grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park bathe in cool water to prevent overheating.

Overheated grizzlies enjoy cool baths

A study led by University of Idaho graduate student Savannah Rogers and associate professor of wildlife sciences Ryan Long, published in Functional Ecology, shows that grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park bathe in cool water to prevent overheating.

January 31, 2021, 6:04am Life

Overheated grizzly bears, particularly pregnant ones, love a cold bath. Read story

A wind turbine is silhouetted against the rising sun near Spearville, Kan.

Fighting climate change is taking subtle journey

A wind turbine is silhouetted against the rising sun near Spearville, Kan.

January 30, 2021, 7:20pm Nation & World

Climate isn’t the only thing changing. Read story

Flowers line the railing placed their by visitors at the Space Mirror Memorial during a ceremony to honor fallen astronauts at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The memorial displays the names of astronauts that lost their lives furthering the cause of space exploration.

35 years since Challenger launch disaster: ‘Never forgotten’

Flowers line the railing placed their by visitors at the Space Mirror Memorial during a ceremony to honor fallen astronauts at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The memorial displays the names of astronauts that lost their lives furthering the cause of space exploration.

January 28, 2021, 1:37pm Life

NASA leaders, retired launch directors, families of fallen astronauts and space fans marked the 35th anniversary of the Challenger disaster on Thursday, vowing never to forget the seven who died during liftoff. Read story