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Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Across Northern Skies

Fresh debris from comet 21P/Giacobini‑Zinner raises the odds of activity.

Prescribed Burn Underway at Tres Rios Wetlands, Sending Smoke Over West Phoenix

Bacteria Tied to Gold Nanoparticles Inside Spruce Needles, Study Finds

Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday With Best Views After Dusk in Northern Skies

Warm, Breezy Start for Portland as Midweek Cooldown and Weekend Showers Near

National Geographic Names 10 National Parks to Visit in Canada

Aurora Outlook Eases After Strong Storms, With Northern U.S. Still in Play Tonight

Peak Fall Color Sweeps Adirondacks and Catskills as Warm, Dry Spell Narrows Viewing Window

Western U.P. Nears Peak Fall Color as Heat and Drought Stall Lower Michigan

Global Study Finds Birds Share a Learned Anti-Cuckoo Alarm Understood Across Species

Vancouver’s Liron Gertsman Wins Bird Photographer of the Year for Eclipse-Framed Frigatebird

Surveyor Recovering After 40-Foot Fall Near Lily Mountain Preserve

Orionid Meteor Shower Begins, With Peak Oct. 21–22 Under Moonless Skies

Bindi Irwin and Daughter Grace, 4, Match in Pink at Dancing With the Stars Taping

New Loch Ness Webcam Clip Shows Large Shape in Calm Water, Watcher Says

Third Fatality Discovered in Remote Colorado Wilderness Near Site of Hunters’ Deaths

Viral Photo Shows Bee Swarm at Magic Kingdom’s Little Mermaid Ride

Drone Footage Shows Polar Bears Occupying Abandoned Arctic Station on Russia’s Kolyuchin Island

Hallmark’s Adventures in Love & Birding Premieres Tonight With Rachel Boston and Andrew Walker

Fat Bear Week 2025 Voting Underway at Katmai Through Sept. 30