Great white sharks started disappearing from a former hotspot years ago, but scientists can’t agree why

The coastal waters around Cape Town, South Africa, have long teemed with great white sharks. But about 10 years ago carcasses of these feared predators began washing up on beaches with their livers missing. Now it’s hard to find any great whites. Tonight, a story that has all the hallmarks of a whodunnit: one that’s … Read more

Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help ‘disappearing’ salmon

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon late Wednesday ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in order to help salmon, saying that the Trump administration’s plans for the massive structures would harm salmon runs that are “disappearing from the landscape.” The ruling came … Read more