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A female osprey who fought off a rival for her mate last year just laid her fourth egg of the season. The breeding pair is helping bring ospreys back to England's south coast after 180 years.
A pair of ospreys has nested on top of a moving rainforest research crane in Queensland for 15 consecutive years, and now the world can watch them live online. The "Osprey cam" streams every moment of their remarkable family life from the unusual perch.
When a homeowner spotted an osprey trapped in fishing line 30 feet up a tree, local firefighters climbed high to save the protected bird. The rescue shows how communities rally together to protect wildlife making a comeback from near extinction.
A new conservation project needs community volunteers to help monitor osprey nests across Northern California, turning everyday nature lovers into citizen scientists. Anyone can join, whether they've spotted a nest or want to learn how to help these fish-catching raptors thrive.
The only breeding osprey pair in southern England just welcomed their fourth chick of the season, a rare accomplishment that marks another victory for a conservation program bringing these magnificent birds back after 180 years. All four healthy chicks were spotted feeding together on Friday morning near Poole Harbour.
A wildlife center in north Wales has welcomed at least seven new osprey chicks over the past two weeks, thanks to decades of conservation work. Live cameras let visitors watch the rare birds grow in real time.
A rare breeding pair of ospreys in southern England just welcomed their first chick of the season, marking another win for a conservation effort bringing these magnificent birds back after 180 years. The tiny hatchling emerged Friday afternoon in Dorset, kicking off what could be another record year for the recovering population.
After decades of engineering challenges, the V-22 Osprey successfully combines the speed of an airplane with the vertical takeoff of a helicopter. This remarkable aircraft shows how persistence in solving complex problems leads to breakthrough innovations.
Travis Reyes walked away from a fiery crash that killed three Marines, only to face a deadly fungal infection doctors had never beaten before. An Australian medical team's "crazy idea" saved his life using a treatment combination never attempted in medical history.
Fifty turkeys from Pennsylvania sparked one of Michigan's greatest wildlife comebacks. That 1954 conservation effort has multiplied into 200,000 birds thriving across the state today.
The UK just installed its largest wind turbine blades ever at 115 meters long, manufactured right in Hull and powering over 1.3 million homes. This massive renewable energy project proves the country is building both clean power and jobs at home.
A simple checkbox on Vermont's tax form has helped pull bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and loons back from the brink of extinction. Now the Nongame Wildlife Fund is working to save newly threatened species like the eastern meadowlark.
A forgotten waterbody north of Lake Mayem in Goa has quietly become home to one of India's largest gatherings of purple swamphens, along with dozens of other bird species thriving in the peaceful wetland.
Welsh rugby icon Leigh Halfpenny is closing out an 18-year career that saw him score 801 points for Wales and win player of the series honors with the British and Irish Lions. The 37-year-old will retire at season's end, returning full circle to finish with Cardiff, the club where he started.
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Winter storms revealed the wooden remains of a schooner that sank in 1890 while carrying oranges from Puerto Rico to New York. All eight crew members survived the wreck, and now nature has uncovered a piece of maritime history.
Carnegie Mellon University just opened a massive new robotics hub where researchers will develop everything from underwater explorers to self-driving cars. The 150,000-square-foot facility transforms a former Pittsburgh steel mill site into the heart of America's robotics revolution.
California is transforming a quiet coastal bay into a massive clean energy hub with hundreds of floating wind turbines taller than the Eiffel Tower. The project aims to power 25 million homes and help the state reach 100% clean energy by 2045.