Natalie Armstrong, 13-year-old girl who disappeared after leaving Dallas home, found safe

Natalie Armstrong has been found safe (Dallas Police Department)

A Dallas teenager with intellectual disabilities was found safe after being reported missing more than a week ago. Dallas Police confirmed that 13-year-old Natalie Armstrong has been found safe, and the Texas Department of Public Safety has discontinued its Endangered Missing Person Alert. Natalie Armstrong has been found safe (Dallas Police Department) After Natalie went … Read more

Justice Unresolved: Arizona teen Emily Hieber told her mom she was excited to be an aunt; then she mysteriously disappeared

Arizona teen Emily Hieber told her mom she was ‘excited’ to be an aunt; then she mysteriously disappeared (Help Us Find Emily Hieber/Facebook)

Justice Unresolved is a series of articles examining cold cases, disappearances and unsolved crimes that continue to haunt families and communities in America. The stories revisit the known facts, unanswered questions and latest developments in cases where the search for truth is far from over. Arizona teen Emily Hieber told her mom she was ‘excited’ … Read more

300 glaciers disappeared from American West since mid-20th century – survivors have few things in common

300 glaciers disappeared from American West since mid-20th century - survivors have few things in common

Oregon , From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small patches of white nestled into rugged landscape where the topography folds. The white is the snow cover, and lower down you can see the gray-blue bare ice. 300 glaciers disappeared from American West since mid-20th century – survivors … Read more

Phoenix Phillips update: Body find during search for Steelers fan who disappeared in Cleveland, mom says ‘no 100% confirmation…’

Phoenix Phillips update: Body find during search for Steelers fan who disappeared in Cleveland (Phoenix Phillips/Facebook)

Local reports have claimed that the body of a Maryland man who went missing while visiting Cleveland has been found. However, the family of Phoenix Phillips has said that they are waiting for the DNA results, and that “there is no 100% confirmation” that the body is his. Phoenix Phillips update: Body find during search … Read more

Grand Rapids was named for rapids that disappeared after dams and industrial changes reshaped its river; construction is now underway on the first phase of a project designed to bring those rapids back

Grand Rapids was named for rapids that disappeared after dams and industrial changes reshaped its river; construction is now underway on the first phase of a project designed to bring those rapids back

The restoration involves building structures that look like features found in a natural river (Photo: Fox7) After nearly two decades of planning, crews are now working in the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to bring back the rapids that gave the city its name. Rapids are sections of a river where water flows faster … Read more

Scientists tracked 21 oilbirds in Venezuela, and five disappeared from their cave for up to 73 days to stay closer to food

Scientists tracked 21 oilbirds in Venezuela, and five disappeared from their cave for up to 73 days to stay closer to food

PC: Alastair Rae/ Wikipedia Oilbirds spend their nights flying through tropical forests in search of fruit, but some of them take an unexpected approach to reach their feeding grounds. Some birds regularly returned to the same main cave after feeding. Others made long-distance trips but returned to the cave within three days. A third group … Read more

In 2012, Tasmania moved 15 devils to Maria Island to protect the species from facial-tumour disease; after 28 were released by 2013, a 3,000-pair penguin colony disappeared

In 2012, Tasmania moved 15 devils to Maria Island to protect the species from facial-tumour disease; after 28 were released by 2013, a 3,000-pair penguin colony disappeared

The facial tumour had severely affected devil populations in many parts of Tasmania In 2012, 28 Tasmanian devils were brought to Maria Island off Tasmania’s east coast as an “insurance population” when facial tumour disease was severely affecting the species. The devils have since thrived, with their numbers reaching up to 90. But their success … Read more

In 2015, Hawaii rescued fragments of a coral found only in Kaneohe Bay; after its wild colonies disappeared, scientists grew it in a nursery and returned it to the reef

In 2015, Hawaii rescued fragments of a coral found only in Kaneohe Bay; after its wild colonies disappeared, scientists grew it in a nursery and returned it to the reef

Acropora muricata, Heron Island, Australia. (Photo Credit: Claire Lager, Smithsonian) A rare coral species found nowhere else on Earth except Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii has been successfully returned to its natural habitat after completely disappearing from the wild. The recovery project was led by the Hawaii Coral Restoration Nursery, a facility run by the state … Read more

A 240-million-year-old fossil disappeared for 20 years, then its rediscovery revealed a new reptile related to dinosaurs and crocodiles

A 240-million-year-old fossil disappeared for 20 years, then its rediscovery revealed a new reptile related to dinosaurs and crocodiles

A fossil found in southern Brazil is giving researchers a closer look at the reptiles that lived near the beginning of the archosaur lineage, the group that would eventually include dinosaurs and crocodile-line animals. The animal has been named ‘Silescelida acristata’ and is identified as an early-diverging eucrocopodan archosauriform from the Middle Triassic. A recent … Read more

Who is Colby Meck? Mom searching for son who disappeared from Montclair, California

Who is Colby Meck? Mom searching for son who disappeared from Montclair, California (Kala Cartmill/Facebook)

A mother is searching for her son, who went missing from Montclair Mall in Montclair, California. She said in a Facebook post that Colby Meck has been reported as a runaway by Montclair police. Who is Colby Meck? Mom searching for son who disappeared from Montclair, California (Kala Cartmill/Facebook) Who is Colby Meck? Meck’s mother, … Read more