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Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing

It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America gro...

Private mission to rescue NASA's aging telescope runs into its own trouble

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft rushing to the rescue of an aging and sinking NASA telescope...

5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for help developing nuclear energy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange...

The future of the UK's renowned Lovell radio telescope is in question after a funding cut

LONDON (AP) — Scientists have reacted with alarm to news that the British government will cut funding...

A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island killing at least 3

TOKYO (AP) — A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan ’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday,...

Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist behind the 'Body Worlds' exhibition, dies at 81

BERLIN (AP) — Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who generated both fascination and revulsion...

A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS

MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after a...

Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Temperatures hit sweltering highs across much of the central United States on Saturday...

SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks

SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around...

Florida researchers bring endangered elkhorn coral ashore to protect them

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Scientists working to save a coral species from extinction transported 30...

Rei Ami from 'KPop Demon Hunters' and comedian Ken Jeong take a bite out of 'Shark Week'

NEW YORK (AP) — Rei Ami, whose voice helped fuel the hit movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” recently found...

2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Volunteers armed with chisels, brushes and protective goggles chip away at rock...

Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A two-armed space robot blasted off on a private salvage operation Tuesday...

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru's Andes region and kills at least 6 people

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru , killing at least six...

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moo...

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body

Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly...

SpaceX Starship launch aborted on the pad at the last moment

SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday,...

Weather conditions again brought devastating floods to a vulnerable swath of Texas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before sunrise in Texas, a shallow spot of the Guadalupe River rose above the...

Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescripti...

Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young sta...

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