BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move ...

The manatees of the Amazon region have the familiar nostrils and sad eyes of their Florida relatives but they are smaller — and they’re endangered. Ongoing hunting and the growing effects of climate ...

Bacuri’s care is shared by three institutions: the Emílio Goeldi Museum, the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity ...

Deep in silence, as if under a spell, children watch intently as Bacuri, a young Amazonian manatee, glides around a small plastic pool. When he surfaces for air, some of them exchange wide smiles. The ...

The Amazonian manatee, threatened by hunting and climate change, is receiving crucial support from institutions and local ...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Canada, where the monarch is head of state, from May 26-27 and attend the ...

Viewing lasts until May 28. The source of the Eta Aquarids is debris from Halley’s comet. The next major meteor shower, the ...

The head of PBS says President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR is unlawful.

Actor and comedian Russell Brand was granted bail on Friday during a court appearance in London on charges of rape and multiple counts of sexual assault.

In a protected part of the Amazon, Bacuri, a young manatee that was found stranded and alone, is being raised in captivity.

Despite their endangered status, Amazonian manatees are still hunted and their meat illegally sold. Environmentalists hope ...

Its conservation depends on reducing fishing impacts and improving river health. [8] The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is a freshwater mammal native to the Amazon Basin, found in slow-moving ...