Could the aviator's lost Lockheed Electra be submerged on a tropical island? A group of adventurers is about to find out.

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An outbreak in fur seals in South Africa is the first documented case of it spreading among marine mammals. Two Cape fur ...

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El Niño years usually see fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean—but this year is approaching an all-time record.

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A rural hotel in southern Sweden that offers a spa experience of a different sort, and its own sparkling wine to toast the ...

The behavior, known as depredation, is becoming more common off the coast of Cape Cod, where fishermen are contending with a growing shark population.

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Before Dian Fossey met her tragic fate, she came face to face with some of humankind’s closest nonhuman relatives.

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