37+ min ago   (535+ words) "At this same time of day on a sunny day my solar array should be producing about 2550 watts." A Minnesota homeowner bracing for heavy wildfire smoke to cripple their rooftop solar system got a surprise instead: Even under hazy skies…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (426+ words) "She has settled down in her hospital tank, is exhibiting more normal sea turtle behavior." An urgent wildlife response is underway in the Lower Florida Keys after the Coast Guard saved a massive loggerhead sea turtle, giving the animal a…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (501+ words) A California big-cat sanctuary is keeping watch over two snow leopards after testing determined they contracted Valley fever, a fungal illness that can also affect people, according to Yahoo News. Project Survival Cat Haven in Dunlap disclosed that two of…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (635+ words) "We really want to be a resource to guide people through this major investment." Across the Denver metro area, a new rebate may help households and businesses lower the cost of trading older furnaces and air conditioners for a cold-climate…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago   (402+ words) "Similar to a person involved in a car accident, dolphins can become injured and exhausted." In mid-July, rescuers responded to nearly 30 stranded bottlenose dolphins along Cape Cod, Massachusetts. After efforts to guide some of the pod back into deeper waters,…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (542+ words) Autonomous drones will not end the wildfire crisis on their own, but they could become a valuable first-strike option. With wildfires becoming a more prolific issue as man-made climate change increases aridity in U.S. forests, fire officials are testing autonomous drones…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (455+ words) OSP log reports described it as "severely emaciated, exhibiting very labored and lethargic movements." Sightings of a young bear in Phoenix, Medford, White City, and Shady Cove captured attention across Southern Oregon, but the animal's more than 25-mile path through…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (524+ words) Authorities say 92 neglected animals were rescued from a Stuart, Florida, home in a case Sheriff John Budensiek described to WPBF 25 News as the worst instance of animal hoarding Martin County has seen. The discovery has also given some nearby families…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (613+ words) "They perch on certain trees for certain reasons in certain areas." Instead of becoming the site of luxury homes and a marina, one of Big Bear Lake's few untouched shoreline stretches may end up protected. A pair of local nonprofits…...

6+ hour, 28+ min ago   (514+ words) "We never want anyone to feel ashamed to ask for help." When workers arrived at a Beaufort County shelter, they found a scared dog waiting alone by the front gate, with no note or name attached. Staff said they also…...