Hybrid fire ants, well established in East Tennessee and parts of Kentucky and North Carolina, are now infiltrating Southwest Virginia.

Wildlife photographer Ingo Arndt discovered his first enormous ant mound as a child exploring the forest with his father near their home in Germany almost 50 years ago. They were bird-watching ...

The fire crept closer and closer to the bed I slept in. I was 12 years old and we lived in one of the houses called “the dirty dozen.” I had gone to spend the night at a friend’s house. She and I got ...

Yesterday, Israel and Hamas finally agreed to a truce. As part of a six-week cease-fire, Israel will withdraw from parts of Gaza and free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Hamas will release a ...

Empire Magazine shared a first look at a new group of Na’vi called the Wind Traders from the upcoming film, “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” on social media. EXCLUSIVE 🌬️ Meet the Wind Traders from Avatar 3. ...

Also I’m not saying fire ants can’t kill. The Invasive Species Council states: ‘They have caused the death of 85 people (in the USA), all dying from anaphylactic shock.’ Keeping the community together ...

Crews knocked down a four-story structure fire in Studio City that erupted and quickly spread to nearby hillside homes on Wednesday night. At 10 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department issued an ...

As the catastrophic Palisades fire receded from one of the city’s iconic thoroughfares, smoke and ash rendered the once-picturesque landscape into something oddly lunar. Coverage of the fires ...

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A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest ...