At a Glance Warmer temperatures and changing wind patterns affect how planes take off.The study looked at 60 years of weather and transportation data.Airlines and airports may have to make adjustments, researcher says. Climate change is making it harder for planes to get off the ground, a new study says. “Warm air and slow winds make it harder for planes to get off the ground, and climate change appears to be making both of these factors more common," Paul Williams,...

The Kangaroo Island Dunnart is one of 113 species in need of "urgent attention" in the wake of Australia's devastating wildfires, according to a government report released on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (Natural Resources Kangaroo Island) At a Glance The list ranges from the iconic koala to the more obscure Kangaroo Island dunnart.Some of the animals are in "imminent danger of extinction."Some estimates say millions of animals were killed in the fires. Some 113 species of animals in Australia need...

A pod of narwhals swims in northern Canada. The FBI is looking for information that could help recover a narwhal tusk stolen at least 40 years ago. (Kristin Laidre/NOAA) At a Glance The FBI is looking for information that could help lead to the recovery of a missing narwhal tusk.The tusk was originally gifted to a Navy admiral by the famous Arctic explorer Robert Edwin Peary.Narwhals are among the most unique mammals in the ocean. The FBI is on the...