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Marine biologist Bonnie Slaton check a field camera with research assistant Tyler Bowen on Raccoon Island, a Gulf of Mexico barrier island that is a nesting ground for brown pelicans, terns, seagulls and other birds, in Chauvin, La., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. It's still a decent breeding habitat, as long as the soil holds and plants remain above water. "In five or 10 years, it may or may not be here. It's that rapid," says Slaton.

Brown pelicans’ position dicey

Marine biologist Bonnie Slaton check a field camera with research assistant Tyler Bowen on Raccoon Island, a Gulf of Mexico barrier island that is a nesting ground for brown pelicans, terns, seagulls and other birds, in Chauvin, La., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. It's still a decent breeding habitat, as long as the soil holds and plants remain above water. "In five or 10 years, it may or may not be here. It's that rapid," says Slaton.

August 9, 2022, 6:02am Life

Sliding off the side of her small boat, seabird biologist Bonnie Slaton wades through waist-high water, brown pelicans soaring overhead, until she reaches Raccoon Island. Read story

A monarch butterfly pauses in a field of goldenrod on Sept. 11, 2020, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature officially categorized the monarch as "endangered" and added it to its red list of threatened species on July 21. (Gene J.

Help save the monarch: Beloved butterfly is in trouble; here’s what gardeners can do for it

A monarch butterfly pauses in a field of goldenrod on Sept. 11, 2020, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature officially categorized the monarch as "endangered" and added it to its red list of threatened species on July 21. (Gene J.

August 9, 2022, 6:00am Latest News

Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you’re envisioning has black-veined, reddish-orange wings outlined with white specks — the iconic attributes of our beloved American monarch butterfly. Read story

Claire Masteller, a geomorphologist at Washington University, demonstrates the flume that she plans to use to study the erosion and flooding patterns of rivers on July 29 in St. Louis. (Jack Myer/St.

Scientist seeks to understand changing river channels

Claire Masteller, a geomorphologist at Washington University, demonstrates the flume that she plans to use to study the erosion and flooding patterns of rivers on July 29 in St. Louis. (Jack Myer/St.

August 8, 2022, 6:02am Life

Beneath the surface of rivers lurks a hazard that isn’t well understood — but could wreak havoc on people and communities near the water. Read story

Drone photographer Carlos Gauna views a great white shark on his monitor as he captures a video of great white sharks along the Santa Barbara County coast of California on April 22, 2021.

Great white sharks are thriving in Monterey Bay thanks to warming waters, study shows

Drone photographer Carlos Gauna views a great white shark on his monitor as he captures a video of great white sharks along the Santa Barbara County coast of California on April 22, 2021.

August 8, 2022, 6:02am Nation & World

If you’re heading out to California’s Monterey Bay this summer, you’re going to need a bigger boat. Read story

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, or KPLO, lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots.

South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country’s 1st

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, or KPLO, lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots.

August 5, 2022, 8:22am Life

South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. Read story

FILE - A cow grazes in a pasture as wind turbines rise in the distance, April 27, 2020, near Reading, Kan. The climate deal reached by Senate Democrats could reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that American farmers produce by expanding programs that help sequester carbon in soil, fund climate-focused research and lower the abundant methane emissions that come from cows.

How climate deal would help farmers aid the environment

FILE - A cow grazes in a pasture as wind turbines rise in the distance, April 27, 2020, near Reading, Kan. The climate deal reached by Senate Democrats could reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that American farmers produce by expanding programs that help sequester carbon in soil, fund climate-focused research and lower the abundant methane emissions that come from cows.

August 4, 2022, 5:59am Life

The climate deal reached last week by Senate Democrats could reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that American farmers produce by expanding programs that help accumulate carbon in soil, fund climate-focused research and lower the abundant methane emissions that come from cows. Read story

A gray whale swims May 4, 2018, in Puget Sound. A new gray whale has been spotted near Mukilteo Pier.

‘Sounders’ gray whales regulars to region

A gray whale swims May 4, 2018, in Puget Sound. A new gray whale has been spotted near Mukilteo Pier.

August 2, 2022, 6:02am Life

A team called the Sounders rolls through the Salish Sea each year. They have no idea what a penalty kick is, but they have the endurance to swim over 10,000 miles annually. Read story

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Vancouver author: Best way to get good night’s sleep is to live well during day

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August 2, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Health

The best thing you can do for your insomnia is stop worrying about it. Stop letting it rule your life. If you can unleash your passion for your favorite daytime pursuits, your nights should pretty much take care of themselves. Read story

New photos show an organized series of holes interrupting what is otherwise a solid, flat sandy surface on the Atlantic seafloor.

‘They look almost human made.’ NOAA finds weird lines of holes in mid-Atlantic floor

New photos show an organized series of holes interrupting what is otherwise a solid, flat sandy surface on the Atlantic seafloor.

August 1, 2022, 6:02am Life

Scientists exploring a submerged mountain range in the mid-Atlantic stumbled onto something they can’t explain: An organized series of holes punched in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2021 file photo provided by NASA, the International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour. Russia's space chief said Tuesday, July 26, 2022, that they will opt out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost.

Russian space chief: no date yet for space station pullout

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2021 file photo provided by NASA, the International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour. Russia's space chief said Tuesday, July 26, 2022, that they will opt out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost.

July 29, 2022, 8:10am Nation & World

The head of Russia’s space agency said Friday that the country has not set a date for pulling out of the International Space Station and that the timing would depend on the orbiting outpost’s condition. Read story