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Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1

The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a ne...

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwes...

A US museum curator was detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling. He says he has permits

ISTANBUL (AP) — A curator at the American Museum of Natural History was detained in Istanbul while allegedl...

First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later

BOSTON (AP) — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly...

It's not a matter of if a hurricane will hit Florida, but when, forecasters say

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — With the start of hurricane season less than a month away, U.S. officials who...

Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays...

Salad chain says a cleaner farming method will offset adding steak to its menu. What is it?

Salad chain Sweetgreen is adding steak to its menu , an announcement that led to strong reactions online...

Florida's major power company prepares for this year's hurricanes by dealing with a fake one

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Under blue skies, officials at Florida's largest power company dealt Thursday...

Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin began thinking about ways to prevent starvation...

Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s...

A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say

DALLAS (AP) — A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in ...

Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad rocket valve

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s first astronaut launch is off until late next week because of ...

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people....

Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort

ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island o...

Russia defends veto of UN resolution to prohibit nukes in outer space, urges vote to ban all weapons

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia on Monday defended its veto of a U.N. resolution urging all nations to...

A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer's may cause some cases

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s...

Boeing calls off its first astronaut launch because of valve issue on rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing called off its first astronaut launch because of a valve problem...

Want to show teachers appreciation? This top school gives them more freedom

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — When teachers at A.D. Henderson School, one of the top-performing schools...

Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronaut...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. Here's how to see it

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. And...

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