<p>This correction refers to the slug DROWNINGS (by Erin Blakemore, Post special), which moved May 25, 2024.</p> <p>- - -</p> <p>An earlier version of this article mistakenly reported that a study “found a sharp rise in pre-pandemic drowning rates.” It should have said that there was a rise from pre-pandemic drowning rates. The article has been corrected.</p> <p>- - -</p> <p>The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News</p>
It's barely noticeable at first glance, but it could cost you your life – or at least a hefty repair bill – if you collide with it.
From high-class menus to fish and chip shops, they're a favourite part of a meal. But the beloved species is struggling to survive in our oceans. Find out why.
It's the first time in 27 years the B&B owner had been asked the question, and it triggered a wider debate. Find out why.
A hungry bear faced an unexpected counterattack and fled the scene after invading the pen of two large pigs on a farm in western Connecticut, security footage shows.Video from Rebecca Shaw, captured on her farm near New Milford in March 2022, shows the bear perched on the fence around the pen and eyeing one of Shaw’s pigs, named Mary.Mary appears either unaware or unbothered by the bear’s presence. However, as soon as the bear drops down into the pen, Mary charges and headbutts the bear several times. The second pig, Hamlet, then emerges from a shed and charges, grunting and growling, prompting the now-frightened bear to leap back out over the fence.Shaw told local media that she had been “blown away” by her pigs, especially Hamlet — nicknamed Hammy — whom she said was usually “afraid of his own shadow.”
Tuataras are one of the world’s oldest surviving species and lived on Earth before the dinosaurs.
TikTok users fear the recently released Netflix horror film Under Paris is coming to life
Fungus and fire were thought to have smashed populations of the little amphibian. But one determined woman refused to give up hope.
A new study links the vulture decline in India to deadly bacteria spread, causing about 500,000 deaths.
The transition to electric vehicles that can be charged at home for a million Australians is mind-blowing, experts have warned.
Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage.
Flightless birds are living in areas where the moa was wiped out hundreds of years ago. Find out more.
Two beloved elephants recently celebrated their 16th birthdays at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, with a special birthday cake and decorations.Video released by the zoo shows Angeline and Zuri, both females, checking out the birthday decorations set up in their enclosure.Both elephants were born in July 2008, the zoo said. Credit: Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium via Storyful
The shark never resumed feeding or other normal behavior after the collision, researchers say
Some 50 homes in west Delhi began receiving bright blue-coloured water over the weekend, sparking an outcry. Namita Singh reports from Peeragarhi
The Race to Survive: New Zealand contestant was sent home. Find out more.
Boris had been at the zoo since 1969, having been rescued from a pet shop window in New York.
See what prompted authorities to remind visitors not to take bones from K'gari in Queensland.
Residents across Romania are struggling with a severe water crisis, leaving them with a rationed water supply due to a prolonged drought and low rainfall.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park says Sayan was a "cherished member" of the zoo's family.
King Charles III was a champion of environmental causes long before he ascended to the British throne. And, fittingly, in the first full year of his reign, the British monarchy introduced a slew of measures to tackle its rising carbon emissions.
