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Virginia Beach resort area, Croatan to get infusion of sand to restore eroded coastline
Manson Construction Co. has mobilized sand replenishment equipment at 37th Street. The contractor will begin...
‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
The Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Site helps scientists learn how to protect a species...
Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
The Amazon rainforest staggered through another difficult year in 2024.
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More than 100,000 oysters were grown in Virginia this year. Here’s why it matters.
More than 110,000 oysters were planted and raised through oyster gardening in Virginia in 2024,...
Juvenile humpback whale washes ashore on Outer Banks
A beached whale was found in Kitty Hawk Friday morning.
Federal hostility could delay offshore wind projects, derailing state climate goals
States’ offshore wind goals were already facing difficulties. Numerous projects were canceled or delayed last...
How to dispose of natural Christmas trees in Hampton Roads
As the Christmas season comes to an end, so do the lives of o Tannenbaum. For...
AI will eavesdrop on world’s wildest places to track and help protect endangered wildlife
More AI-assisted wildlife surveillance is “urgently needed” as some 28% of all plant and animal...
Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest
New discoveries suggest ancient people first arrived in the New World much earlier than scientists...
Birding: Orioles wintering farther north thanks to climate change and feeders
The sight of Baltimore orioles in the winter is evidence that despite humans completely messing...