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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...

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season

The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes...

After tragedy, a Greek couple welcomes a daughter born from an embryo frozen for 22 years

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Out of their darkest moment, a Greek couple managed to make a new start with ...

Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster...

Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate...

Wilderness advocates delay removal of tree ‘Yellowstone Forest Reserve’ surveyors inscribed in 1893

Public opposition will slow plans to remove and display a section of a dead Shoshone National Forest...

Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot earlier this...

With no time to spare, Michigan hatches a Great Lakes whitefish rescue plan

With time running out to save the Great Lakes’ whitefish from a deadly mussel invasion, Michigan officials...

World's most endangered tigers born in Greece as zoos build a safety net

SPATA, Greece (AP) — The world’s most endangered tigers have started a family in Greece, offering hope...

Hungry black bears are running into trouble in the Rocky Mountains

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Patrick Sullivan was sure it was a “crazy neighbor” honking a car horn...

Indonesia keeps several airports closed though volcanic eruption is easing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia extended the closure of several airports and shifted schools to...

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