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Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat

Ocean temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic , are close to making...

Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black...

DeSantis, amid criticism, signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear fro...

Verdict in for wildlife mystery in Nevada where DNA tests show suspected wolves were coyotes

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The verdict is in. The latest wildlife mystery in Nevada has been solved. Scientists...

Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades, but Earth should be out of the way this time

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly two decades Tuesday, just day...

Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last...

This giant gas planet is as fluffy and puffy as cotton candy

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have identified a planet that’s bigger than Jupiter yet surprisingly...

Astronomers find the biggest known batch of planet ingredients swirling around young star

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the biggest known batch...

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 ...

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