The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will run from July 10 through July 19, with a $10,000 grand prize to whoever removes the ...

Florida tells hunters to scan levee banks, and skip the water, for Everglades pythons

YouTube Florida is warning would-be hunters that Burmese pythons, one of the Everglades' most destructive invasive species, ...

Scientists observe water's behavior in a single molecular layer

New research has revealed that water behaves differently when confined to spaces just one molecule thick. For the first time, ...

The world's oceans are warming at a record-breaking pace

New research shows that Earth's oceans are warming quickly. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with oceanographer Brad deYoung about the record-breaking rise in marine temperatures.

Cyclist spots alligator chomping giant Burmese python, then swimming off with the catch

A video of an alligator in the Florida Everglades biting into an invasive Burmese python and then swimming off with the snake ...

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...
Patriots Wire

See photogenic Florida hunters pose with their python 'trophies'

Python hunting occurs year-round in Florida to combat the invasive species disrupting the Everglades ecosystem. The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program pays hunters to ...
The Indianapolis Star

Federal PFAS changes could delay clean water for Indiana

The U.S. EPA in 2024 set standards for the amount of PFAS in drinking water. In 2026, the agency is now considering rolling some of those standards back. One Indiana water utility, however, is already ...

The Asian swamp eel may be worse for Florida than Burmese pythons

Crayfish and amphibians are vanishing as a stealth invader spreads statewide, raising alarms about cascading losses across fragile wetland ecosystems.
Consumer Reports

How to Change Your Refrigerator's Water Filter

Does your fridge beep at you whenever you use the water dispenser? Is the flow of water slower than usual? Is the "Change Filter" light blinking over and over again? That’s a sign it’s time to change ...