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Seawater contaminated by microplastics. The Ocean Protection Council voted to make California the first state to adopt a comprehensive plan to rein in the pollution, including filtering plastics from stormwater before it spills into the sea.

California targets microplastics that are polluting sea

Seawater contaminated by microplastics. The Ocean Protection Council voted to make California the first state to adopt a comprehensive plan to rein in the pollution, including filtering plastics from stormwater before it spills into the sea.

February 28, 2022, 6:03am Life

California aims to sharply limit the spiraling scourge of microplastics in the ocean, while urging more study of this threat to fish, marine mammals and potentially to humans, under a plan a state panel approved Wednesday. Read story

This photo provided by Jordan Tourism Ministry shows two carved standing stones at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan's eastern desert. A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine. The ritual complex was found in a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as "desert kites," or mass traps that are believed to have been used to corral wild gazelles for slaughter.

Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan

This photo provided by Jordan Tourism Ministry shows two carved standing stones at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan's eastern desert. A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine. The ritual complex was found in a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as "desert kites," or mass traps that are believed to have been used to corral wild gazelles for slaughter.

February 23, 2022, 5:30pm Life

A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. Read story

Beekeepers using tracking devices to protect precious hives

February 22, 2022, 3:42pm Nation & World

For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the United States truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond growers who need the insects to pollinate the state’s most valuable crop. Read story

Bald eagles compete for a deer carcass in Montana.

50% of bald eagles have lead poisoning

Bald eagles compete for a deer carcass in Montana.

February 22, 2022, 6:05am Life

America’s national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic lead exposure, according to a study published Thursday. Read story

An adult and young manatee swim together in a canal, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. The round-tailed, snout-nosed animals popular with locals and tourists have suffered a major die-off because their preferred seagrass food source is disappearing due to water pollution from agricultural, urban, septic tank and other sources.

Florida has fed manatees 25 tons of lettuce

An adult and young manatee swim together in a canal, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. The round-tailed, snout-nosed animals popular with locals and tourists have suffered a major die-off because their preferred seagrass food source is disappearing due to water pollution from agricultural, urban, septic tank and other sources.

February 22, 2022, 6:02am Life

The unprecedented human effort to feed starving Florida manatees has so far provided the lovable marine mammals with more than 25 tons of lettuce, officials said Wednesday. Read story

Haliotis kamtschatkana, northern abalone or pinto abalone, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. It has been listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species since 2006.

Can Salish Sea snail return from brink?

Haliotis kamtschatkana, northern abalone or pinto abalone, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. It has been listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species since 2006.

February 22, 2022, 6:02am Life

A marine snail on the brink of extinction is getting help from Whatcom researchers and the Lummi Nation as Washington expands restoration efforts for the pinto abalone. Read story

FILE - The Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Castle is seen at the National Mall in Washington, Jan. 27, 2015. The Smithsonian will commemorate Women's History Month in March 2022 by displaying 120 3D-printed statues depicting women who have excelled in the fields of science and technology. The life-size neon orange statues will be displayed in the Smithsonian Gardens and in select museums in the Smithsonian network in March.

Smithsonian to show 120 statues of female scientists

FILE - The Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Castle is seen at the National Mall in Washington, Jan. 27, 2015. The Smithsonian will commemorate Women's History Month in March 2022 by displaying 120 3D-printed statues depicting women who have excelled in the fields of science and technology. The life-size neon orange statues will be displayed in the Smithsonian Gardens and in select museums in the Smithsonian network in March.

February 22, 2022, 6:02am Life

The Smithsonian will commemorate Women’s History Month in March by displaying 120 life-size neon orange statues depicting women who have excelled in the fields of science and technology. Read story

A staff member poses next to the Nebra Sky Disc, which dates from around 1600 BCE, and is the oldest surviving representation of the cosmos, on display at the "The World of Stonehenge" exhibit at the British Museum in London.

Stonehenge through the ages

A staff member poses next to the Nebra Sky Disc, which dates from around 1600 BCE, and is the oldest surviving representation of the cosmos, on display at the "The World of Stonehenge" exhibit at the British Museum in London.

February 22, 2022, 6:00am Life

For a monument that has been drawing crowds for thousands of years, Stonehenge still holds many secrets. Read story

Sea levels in Manhattan, New York, could rise by 2 feet as early as 2055 or as late as 2078, depending on the impacts of climate change, according to NOAA estimates.

U.S. sea levels to rise at a faster pace than in past 100 years

Sea levels in Manhattan, New York, could rise by 2 feet as early as 2055 or as late as 2078, depending on the impacts of climate change, according to NOAA estimates.

February 20, 2022, 5:21am Nation & World

Oceans along the U.S. coastline will rise faster within the next three decades than they did in the past 100 years, bringing more flooding to coastal cities such as New York and Miami, according to the latest projections. Read story

Rocket junk predicted to crash into moon may not be SpaceX’s fault

February 16, 2022, 7:47am Business

The rocket stage predicted to hit the moon this March may not actually be SpaceX property. Read story