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Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an eruptin...

California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent...

Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour

With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenche...

Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system

ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are...

UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: 'Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes'

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs, the United Nations’ special...

NASA is seeking a faster, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there’s...

Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists...

Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old

That coffee you slurped this morning? It’s 600,000 years old. Using genes from coffee plants around...

Oldest living conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, die at 62

READING, Pa. (AP) — Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests...

Dead whale in New Jersey had a fractured skull among numerous injuries, experts find

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A post-mortem examination of a whale that washed ashore on New Jersey's...

Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California

It's a major contributor to climate change — the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It's...

In Russia's Far East, a new heavy-lift rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday successfully test-launched a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern...

UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left 'to save the world'

OXFORD, England (AP) — Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes...

Russia aborts second attempt to launch a heavy-lift rocket from Far East

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia failed for a second straight day Wednesday to test-launch a new heavy-lift rocket...

Ancient sea turtle housed at Boston aquarium for more than 50 years passes another physical

BOSTON (AP) — Apparently, it's pretty easy being green after all. That was the takeaway from Tuesday's...

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the 'God particle,' dies at 94

LONDON (AP) — Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called...

Russia aborts planned test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian space officials on Tuesday aborted the test launch of a new heavy-lift rocket...

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global...

Total solar eclipse wows North America. Clouds part just in time for most

MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar...

Weather is the hot topic as eclipse spectators stake out their spots in US, Mexico and Canada

MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — Eclipse spectators staked out their spots across three countries Sunday, fervently...

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