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Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunge...

It's been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there's still a long way to go

It’s already been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean — and there’s still quite a ways...

FDA panel endorses first-of-a-kind cancer blood test from Grail

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers on Wednesday endorsed a blood test designed to spot signs...

Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's killer robots versus super intelligence. Visions of the future straight...

Another beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium after rescue mission from Canada park

CHICAGO (AP) — A third beluga has died at a Chicago aquarium after being rescued this summer from a...

Agency says sea turtle eggs laid on California beaches are a first for the US West Coast

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A reptile believed to be struggling in sand at a Southern California...

Judge won't block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Trump administration from giving...

Colombia declares a public calamity as a wildfire rips toward Villa de Leyva

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through...

Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligence

NEW YORK (AP) — As scientists calculated that Earth is getting sicker, global leaders on Monday kicked...

There's an easy way to get rid of all the reusable bags piling up in your home

NEW YORK (AP) — When professional home organizer Britnee Tanner visits her clients, she often spots...

Poisoning suspected in deaths of 10 lions in Tanzania conservation area

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Authorities in northern Tanzania suspect poison may have caused the death...

Italy sees mosquitos spread the West Nile virus farther and longer as Europe warms

ROME (AP) — Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons...

Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife...

Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod o...

Killing endangered wildlife is legal if they aren't the target, new Trump rule says

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would no...

The Iran war is driving clean energy development. It's not enough to help the planet, yet

Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran...

NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the...

The T. rex had a body temperature similar to our own, study finds

NEW YORK (AP) — Using fossilized teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex's temperature — an...

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica...

Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds

SAO PAULO (AP) — Indigenous lands face the greatest threat from the expansion of gold mining in the...

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