British research ship crosses paths with world’s largest iceberg as it drifts out of...
LONDON (AP) — Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists...
Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine...
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Teachers and science advocates are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics...
11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and 22 climbers are still missing
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as Indonesian rescuers...
Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health.Under...
Strong earthquake that sparked a tsunami warning leaves 1 dead amid widespread panic in...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake that shook the southern Philippines killed at least one villager and injured several others as thousands scrambled...
Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies say
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers...
Hurricane season that saw storms from California to Nova Scotia ends Thursday
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A busy hurricane season that saw the National Hurricane Center in Miami issue the first-ever tropical storm warning for...
Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a species of mole with an iridescent golden coat and...
Vice President Harris will attend COP28 climate conference in Dubai
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will join the U.S. delegation to Dubai for the annual United Nations conference on climate change, the...
A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by...