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Dave Crenshaw sits June 3 with his service dog, Doc, in front of his home in Kearny, N.J. Crenshaw served with the Army National Guard in Iraq and was diagnosed with PTSD in 2016 while working undercover in law enforcement.

Service dogs ease PTSD in vets; Researchers hope results of study will help expand options for service members

Dave Crenshaw sits June 3 with his service dog, Doc, in front of his home in Kearny, N.J. Crenshaw served with the Army National Guard in Iraq and was diagnosed with PTSD in 2016 while working undercover in law enforcement.

June 11, 2024, 6:01am Health

Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. Read story

Blue crabs crawl in a bin aboard the FV Southern Girl in July 2022.

Chesapeake’s blue crabs holding steady after rebound

Blue crabs crawl in a bin aboard the FV Southern Girl in July 2022.

June 11, 2024, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

After a rebound last year from a rock-bottom count the year before, the number of blue crabs estimated in the Chesapeake Bay held fairly steady, according to this year’s winter survey. Read story

Shiba Inu that was face of dogecoin dies at 18

June 7, 2024, 6:17am Life

The dog that skyrocketed to internet fame and became the face of the cryptocurrency dogecoin has died. Read story

Some areas see fewer Canada geese

June 7, 2024, 6:17am Life

Canada geese honk and hiss at us in suburban shopping centers, city parks, and on soccer fields, where players slide tackle through the mess they leave behind. Read story

A firefighter holds Tator, who authorities described as a bluetick coonhound, after rescuing him from about 20 feet up in a tree.

Virginia dog climbs tree chasing cat, then needs rescuing

A firefighter holds Tator, who authorities described as a bluetick coonhound, after rescuing him from about 20 feet up in a tree.

June 7, 2024, 6:17am Life

Tator the hound can climb trees, if properly motivated. Tator is not nearly as good at getting down. Read story

Julie Skogland, director of operations at International Bird Rescue, examines a rescued pelican May 23 in Fairfield, Calif. Found ailing in Benicia, the bird is among a glut of pelicans being sent to the facility.

California pelicans are starving; experts think food too deep, distant for birds to find

Julie Skogland, director of operations at International Bird Rescue, examines a rescued pelican May 23 in Fairfield, Calif. Found ailing in Benicia, the bird is among a glut of pelicans being sent to the facility.

June 7, 2024, 6:07am Life

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- There’s a broken link in the food chain of California’s brown pelicans, adding a sad chapter to one of conservation’s most striking success stories. Read story

Charlotte, a round stingray, is seen in an undated photo at the Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team ECCO in Hendersonville, N.C. The aquarium that said it had Charlotte, a pregnant stingray with no male companion, now says that the fish has a rare reproductive disease.

Pregnant stingray has rare disease

Charlotte, a round stingray, is seen in an undated photo at the Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team ECCO in Hendersonville, N.C. The aquarium that said it had Charlotte, a pregnant stingray with no male companion, now says that the fish has a rare reproductive disease.

June 7, 2024, 6:03am Life

A North Carolina aquarium that said it had a pregnant stingray with no male companion now says the fish has a rare reproductive disease. Read story

A mosquito sits in the bottom of a bottle containing a particular insecticide as part of a test during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo.

How to manage mosquitoes: At Colorado facility, scientists working to find best ways to repel, kill annoying pests

A mosquito sits in the bottom of a bottle containing a particular insecticide as part of a test during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo.

June 4, 2024, 6:01am Health

There’s an old joke that mosquitoes are like family: They are annoying, but they carry your blood. Read story

A grizzly bear in Grand Teton National Park.

Veteran played dead as grizzly mauled him in Grand Teton National Park, officials say

A grizzly bear in Grand Teton National Park.

June 3, 2024, 5:58am Life

New details have emerged that reveal how an army veteran who surprised two grizzlies in Grand Teton National Park walked away from the attack — seriously injured, but alive. Read story

New York City Department of Environmental Protection Research Scientist Christopher Nadareski checks on three newly hatched peregrine falcon chicks in their nest atop the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York on May 24. (Marc A.

Falcon chicks hatch atop New York City bridge

New York City Department of Environmental Protection Research Scientist Christopher Nadareski checks on three newly hatched peregrine falcon chicks in their nest atop the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York on May 24. (Marc A.

May 31, 2024, 6:04am Life

Three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in a nest built at the top of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, officials said. Read story