The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will run from July 10 through July 19, with a $10,000 grand prize to whoever removes the ...

On the prowl for Florida’s invasive pythons, these guys are interrupting snake orgies

Burmese pythons are an invasive nightmare in Florida. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...

Florida scientists built heated robo-rabbits to flush invasive pythons from hiding

To target one of Florida's most destructive invasive animals, researchers will be deploying realistic "robo-bunny" decoys ...
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What does a python bite look like? Invasive snake hunter shows battle scars.

The invasive Burmese python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. The state has enlisted hunters to try to help eradicate the menacing snakes, and the 2026 Python ...

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

Sea turtles diving through the eye of the storm help develop better cyclone forecasts

Every summer, communities across northern Australia brace for the tropical cyclone season. Tropical cyclones draw their power ...
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See photogenic Florida hunters pose with their python 'trophies'

Python hunting occurs year-round in Florida to combat the invasive species disrupting the Everglades ecosystem. The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program pays hunters to ...
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John Lee vows ‘prudent’ use of power to define national security offences

Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to exercise prudence and seriousness when defining national security offences under new legislation, dismissing concerns about a centralisation of power and stressing ...
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A 15-year-old in Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that swims like a snapping turtle instead of using loud propellers, and its onboard AI can flag coral ...

A 15-year-old Canadian student has built a robotic turtle that may point to a quieter, gentler way of watching over underwater ecosystems. The device, known as BURT (Bionic Underwater Robotic Turtle), ...
Transport Topics

EPA Moves to Address DEF System Failures

EPA approved guidance allowing diesel manufacturers to replace urea quality sensors with NOx sensors in DEF systems. The agency said faulty DEF sensors are a significant source of warranty claims and ...
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EPA strikes DEF sensor requirement, seeks to end derates over fluid quality

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said it is dropping the requirement for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) sensors as part of a truck's aftertreatment system in favor of monitoring actual ...
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Researchers rush to save endangered sea turtle found on Texas beach

GALVESTON, Texas — A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that washed ashore along the Texas coast is now recovering after being rescued by researchers and treated by veterinarians. The endangered turtle ...