Nevada has more than 300 species of endemic plants and animals, which are critical to maintaining the state’s ecosystem.
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A Las Vegas paleontologist is still studying the specimens to confirm that his suspicion is true — that the fossils are from the extinct Ice Age helmeted musk ox.
A fire burning near the border turned into an even scarier scene. Nevadan KateLynn Hewlett snapped a photo showing the tornado striking through the Loyalton Fire.
A “mind-control” fungus found in cicadas forces males to mimic female mating behavior and spread infection and has been seen in populations across the U.S.
New to the United States, rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, or RHDV2, is extremely contagious and could devastate wild rabbit populations without intervention.
The Department of Energy on Thursday announced a deal to recover $200 million in taxpayer funds from Tonopah Solar Energy, a Nevada solar project that never showed a profit.
Warnings are out about methanol in sanitizers. But there is a local option — a Las Vegas distillery has made a safe blend based on an approved FDA recipe.
From April to October, state herpetologist Jason Jones assigns volunteers to drive stretches of road from sunset to midnight looking for snakes and lizards.
The Comet NEOWISE is expected to remain visible to the naked eye through Saturday. For optimal viewing, it’s best to get away from bright city lights.
Initial gains in air quality from economic slowdown haven’t persisted, with more days recorded with high ozone pollution so far this year than in 2019, county report says.
NEOWISE is expected to remain visible to the naked eye until Saturday. It will be visible with binoculars or a telescope until the end of July, experts say.
The seismic zone along the California-Nevada border has a long history of unleashing powerful temblors in the Silver State.
Nevada’s venomous rattlesnakes, Gila monsters and scorpions all can bite or sting. Here are tips to have positive interactions with wildlife in your backyard or hiking.
Perchlorates, produced in Henderson from the 1950s to the 1990s, are best remembered for touching off a massive explosion at the PEPCON plant manufacturing in 1988.
Should everyone be wearing a mask in public to curb the spread of the coronavirus? Turns out neither the science nor the guidance on masks is not clear-cut.
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