Japan’s precision moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming...
A rhinoceros is pregnant from embryo transfer in a success that may help nearly...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A rhinoceros is pregnant through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that conservationists said might later...
Montana man convicted of killing eagles is sentenced to 3 years in prison for...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market was sentenced to three...
Company seeking to mine near Okefenokee will pay $20,000 to settle environmental violation claims
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The company seeking permits to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge has...
Works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction receive $10,000 “Science + Literature” awards
NEW YORK (AP) — A poetry collection, a coming-of-age novel and a history of deep sea exploration are unlikely to be found in the...
Scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica
Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery.Emperor penguins, considered “near threatened” with extinction, are the world’s largest penguins....
Cameroon starts world’s first malaria vaccine program for children
Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa.The campaign due...
Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone...
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi unleashes lava as other volcanoes flare up, forcing thousands to evacuate
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes...
Private US lander destroyed during reentry after failed mission to moon, company says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s failed moonshot ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific, officials confirmed Friday.Astrobotic Technology said...
