
New chapter in golf's history of bad pants
Considering the history of bad pants in golf, Billy Horschel had to go a long way to stand out. But the Octopus-print pair he donned for Sunday's ...

Failed Cuba-to-Florida swimmer won't try again
The Australian who gave up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of painful jellyfish stings said Thursday that she will not make another ...
Ringo Starr writes 'Octopus' Garden' as kids' book
Ringo Starr is turning an old Beatles favorite into a children's book. The drummer has a deal with Simon & Schuster's Children Books for "Octopus' ...

Australian McCardel eyes swim from Cuba to Florida
Australian Chloe McCardel will battle exposure, swift sea currents, stinging jellyfish, sharp-toothed sharks and her own physical limits when she ...

Scientists warn Atlantic puffins in peril in US
The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world. In the ...

Gov. Quinn open to Great Lakes-Mississippi split
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Saturday that separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River systems is the "ultimate solution" to prevent voracious ...

Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire's private island, political and business leaders gathered Friday to ...
Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems
A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive ...

UN says: why not eat more insects?
The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible ...

London Zoo seeks female mate for near-extinct fish
The London Zoo is urgently seeking a female mate for the last-known males of a critically endangered fish species. Zoo officials say the Mangarahara ...

Kenya co. turns old sandals into colorful objects
The colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and warthogs made in a Nairobi workshop were once only dirty pieces of rubber cruising the Indian Ocean's ...

Fishermen want humpback whales off endangered list
A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the federal government to remove northern Pacific humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the ...

It really is monkey-see, monkey-do, research shows
You don't have to be a teenager to want to fit in at the school lunchroom. Some wild animals seem to follow similar monkey-see, monkey-do behavior to ...

7 charged with smuggling fish bladders to China
Seven people have been charged with smuggling bladders from an endangered fish in what authorities said Wednesday may be a growing international ...

SeaWorld makes a splash on NYSE as stock gains
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. made a splash Friday in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The owner of theme parks famous for water ...

Scientists decode DNA of 'living fossil' fish
Scientists have decoded the DNA of a celebrated "living fossil" fish, gaining new insights into how today's mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds ...

Boat filled with protected species hits coral reef
A Chinese boat that ran into a coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than ...

Report predicts ever-bigger Lake Erie algae blooms
It was the largest algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history — a scummy, toxic blob that oozed across nearly one-fifth of the lake's surface during ...

Starving sea lion pups fill Calif. rescue centers
Hundreds of starving sea lion pups are washing up on beaches from San Diego to Santa Barbara, overwhelming rescue centers and leaving scientists ...
Seal pup learning to swim again after amputation
The harbor seal pup lay battered on a Massachusetts beach, the victim of a brutal attack by an older seal that left deep wounds all over her body and ...

NYC aquarium rebounds, rebuilds after Sandy
The New York Aquarium has cherished its big-city setting by the sea for half a century. But the ocean that is the aquarium's lifeblood dealt it a ...

Outlaw fleet scoops squid from Argentine waters
It was a rare victory in the squid wars: Argentina's coast guard cutter Thompson fired warning shots at two Chinese trawlers, blocking their escape ...
Stranded melon-headed whale dies on Trinidad beach
A rarely sighted melon-headed whale has beached itself and died on the eastern coast of the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Forestry officials told ...