Some of the most dangerous animals on Earth don’t resemble movie monsters. They look soft, slow, even friendly, which is exactly why people drop their guard around them. When that happens, a curious selfie, a casual swim or a quick walk in the park can turn into a medical emergency. This piece looks at fifteen…
Wind power has become one of the cheapest and fastest-growing sources of electricity, yet the basic three-blade turbine has changed little in decades. A wave of new designs now claims it can upend that model, from vibrating masts to moving wings on tracks. The question is whether these inventions can move from eye-catching prototypes to…
Bull trout in Idaho’s Jarbidge River are already hanging on by a thread, and new federal actions could snap what little is left of their lifeline. Logging, road work and prescribed burning near the river risk warming the water and filling it with sediment at a time when the population is already counted in just…
Across the United States, certain rifle and handgun calibers show up again and again in family gun safes, not because they are the newest thing on the shelf but because they have a story attached to them. A cartridge that took a grandparent on their first deer hunt or rode in a parent’s duty holster…
Gun debates in North America often lump Canada and the United States together, but their rules, culture, and outcomes around firearms are very different. The contrast shows up in everything from how easy it is to buy a handgun to how each country responds after a mass shooting. This article walks through those differences in…
The largest wild elk herd in the United States gathers in a stretch of western Colorado where deep forest, high plateau and open meadows all meet. At the center of this range sits the White River National Forest, a public landscape that has quietly become one of the most reliable places in North America to…
For decades, bird conservation stories were dominated by loss and alarm. Now, in pockets of the world, a different pattern is emerging, as species once written off as functionally gone return to wetlands, forests and islands they had abandoned. The revival of one such bird in its home region is not an isolated miracle. Instead,…
Emergency room doctors, animal control officers and personal injury lawyers keep seeing the same names when serious dog attacks are reported: Pit Bull Terriers, Rottweiler and German Shepherd. These are not the only dogs that bite, but they are repeatedly linked to the most severe temperament problems, from unpredictable aggression to bites that cause life…
Mexican authorities say organized crime groups are getting their hands on high powered ammunition originally produced for the United States Army, including .50-caliber rounds designed for military use. Officials now link nearly half of the 50-caliber cartridges seized in Mexico to a single U.S. Army ammunition plant, raising sharp questions about how military-grade supplies are…
The Wyoming Senate’s lopsided vote against two landowner hunting tag bills capped an intense fight over who should benefit most from the state’s prized big game licenses. Lawmakers brushed aside arguments about rewarding private land stewardship and instead sided with hunters who warned the measures would turn public wildlife into a private commodity. The result…