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Two cicada broods are emerging in historic numbers in the U.S. after a very long nap. We'll learn about other creatures that go dormant as part of their normal life cycle.

For more than 100 years, scientists have known about a shrew living in the mountains around Yosemite National Park. California designated it a "species of special concern," but nobody had seen it.

When it comes to health much of the focus on the continent is on humans. But one organization is focusing on animals in an effort to eradicate rabies. AFYA goes out to rural communities to vaccinate dogs.

Woodpeckers are vandalizing car window and mirrors in the town of Rockport, Mass.

Since publishing Annihilation and the subsequent Southern Reach novels, VanderMeer has become a poster child for fiction confronting climate change. Now he's back with a highly anticipated prequel.

A coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania. The government says the project will transform the nation, but environmental campaigners and critics oppose it.

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit because they want the federal government to list a rare orchid, found mainly in Florida, as an endangered species.

Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms to its official list of species living on the continent.

A three-year-old southern elephant seal named Neil gets in the way of his neighbors sometimes in the small town of Dunalley, Tasmania. But he's capturing the hearts of people all over the world.

County bats is often tricky. Researchers use volunteers and innovative technology to monitor bat populations. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Aug. 19, 2023.)