Ashley Haugen

An Asheville woman was hurt Tuesday night when a black bear came into her house . Wildlife officials in North Carolina say this rare, close encounter shows how quickly bears can start seeing homes and neighborhoods as easy places to find a meal. The woman... See more

A Bear Entered an Asheville Home and Injured a Woman as Wildlife Officials Warn of a Preventable Problem Ashley Haugen Fri, August 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM UTC 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NJ Black Bear by Ga... See more

When we talk about climate change, the narrative is almost always one pointing to species driven to extinction, habitats fragmenting, ecosystems collapsing. While that remains the overarching reality for the vast majority of life on Earth, marine biology ... See more

How Climate Change Is Creating Massive Whale “Feeding Frenzies” in the Arctic Ashley Haugen Thu, August 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. © Fernando Ugarte Key takeaways Powered by Yah... See more

The curly hair tarantula is a stocky, surprisingly fuzzy spider native to the warm, humid forests of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica. Scientists first named the species in 1980, but gave it an updated group name in 2019 after studying its physical fea... See more