Hurricane Erin wipes out many endangered turtle nests, even with minimal impact on land.
This week, Hurricane Erin hit North Carolina’s barrier islands with powerful winds and waves, devastating many sea turtle nests. Unfortunately, it buried eggs deep in the sand and some were swept right into the ocean. On Topsail Island, over half of the 43 loggerhead turtle nests were destroyed by the storm, as reported by Terry […]
Radioactive wasp nests found at a nuclear site in South Carolina raise concerns about potential contamination and leaks
Radioactive Bees Spark Concerns at South Carolina Nuclear Sites The conversation surrounding radioactive bees at Cold War-era nuclear sites in South Carolina seems to keep coming back. Recently, investigators found a “hot” nest within a nuclear weapons facility in the area. This discovery has raised alarms about possible leaks and contamination that may have previously […]