AccuWeather storm chaser Tony Laubach captured the tornados, calling it “one of the most incredible” sights, “especially in the state of Colorado.”
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Pair of preening pigeons win National Audubon Society’s 2023 photo contest: See award winners
Two thirds of North American birds are threatened by extinction, including species featured in the Audubon’s 2023 photo contest.
Earliest Juneteenth celebration photographs from 19th-century
See some of the earliest photographs of Juneteenth celebrations in the United States.
Biologist who propelled whale conservation efforts by discovering humpback song dies at 88
Biologist Roger Payne, the man who propelled conservation efforts by introducing the world to the sounds of whales, has died. He was 88.
Boats off Spain’s coast are seeing more killer whales touch, push and even turn vessels
Orcas off the coasts of Portugal and Spain may be teaching fellow killer whales to attack boats.
One of the 2 giant ducks floating in Hong Kong harbor deflates
A 59-foot inflatable duck floating in Victoria Harbor as part of an international art installation was reduced to a puddle of yellow plastic.
Pride month 2023: Best photos of LGBTQ+ celebrations in US cities of all sizes
LGBTQ pride events have long been mainstay celebrations in big cities, and their presence in conservative and small-town America has grown recently.
Geoscientists drill down into the ocean for a record-breaking close-up of Earth’s mantle
Geoscientists drilled more than 1 kilometer below the ocean’s floor to collect an unprecedented amount of rock from the Earth’s mantle.
America’s recreation trail system added new trails spanning 9 states, 340 miles
Nine new land and water trails were designated to join the nation’s existing network of more than 1,300 recreation trails located in every state.
70% of California beaches could be lost by the end of this century, new USGS survey finds
Up to 70% of California beaches could be lost to erosion by the end of this century, a recent U.S. Geological survey found.