Daylight saving time for 2026 started early Sunday, meaning most Americans lost an hour of sleep overnight. The annual ritual of having the clocks “spring forward” an hour ahead takes place on the second Sunday of March. What is daylight saving time, exactly? By shifting clocks forward an hour, daylight saving time effectively moves an…
A 71-year-old man fishing at a pond in Winter Garden, Florida, on Friday was dragged into the water and killed by a nearly 12-foot alligator, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The victim was identified as Steve Hamilton, according to Florida wildlife officials. The attack happened at about 5 p.m. in Dr….
Two paintings by impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, stolen from a museum in southern France and later discovered hidden behind a wall, have sustained slight damage, prosecutors said on Monday. In September, thieves broke into the museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and escaped with two works by Renoir, abandoning two others as they fled. The value of all…
A remote island near Antarctica is no longer home to the world’s largest penguin colony as climate-driven changes to ocean food chains likely devastated its once-thriving inhabitants and caused a “population collapse,” researchers said Wednesday. Drone and satellite images showed that the volcanic island of Zavodovski lost more than 680,000 — or nearly two-thirds —…
Christmas came early for the Metro Richmond Zoo because, like the song, the organization did indeed get a hippopotamus. And it was a rare one: A pygmy hippo. Pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin gave birth to a female calf on Dec. 6, the zoo announced last week. The baby pygmy hippo weighed a healthy…
We leave you this Sunday grazing with wild horses at Return to Freedom: Wild Horse Conservation, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Videographer: Russell Nickerson. Source link
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Trump administration over its rollback of vehicle fuel efficiency standards, saying the move will increase gasoline consumption and boost prices at the pump for U.S. motorists. “It is unlawful for Trump to turn back the clock on fuel-efficient cars, forcing drivers to waste more money on…
A sperm whale cracked the hull of a yacht sailing in the remote South Pacific, forcing four sailors into a day-and-night fight for survival on the high seas. Crew members on the 52-foot Tai Tam told AFP on Thursday of their weekend encounter with a pod of sperm whales 250 nautical miles north of tiny…
“Looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular has been charged with rape in Massachusetts, according to online court records. He denies the allegations. The online personality, whose real name is Braden Peters, is charged with one count of rape, one count of drugging someone for sexual intercourse, and one count of procuring liquor for someone under 21 years old,…
Ten lions have been found dead in a suspected poisoning incident at Tanzania’s UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, according to the authorities. “The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) regrets to inform the public that ten (10) lions were found dead on September 18, 2026 in the Ndutu area,” the wildlife reserve said in a statement. Authorities…
