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NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue...

Generations of anglers have made the pilgrimage to Montauk to catch striped bass

MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — On most October nights, fishing guide Bill Wetzel can be found navigating the shore...

For many, striped bass fishing is a way of life. But the iconic species could face collapse

MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — Striped bass fishing has been Bill Jakob's passion for more than 60 years, and...

Fire briefly triggers emergency at South Carolina lab on former nuclear weapons site

A fire at a national lab in South Carolina that is in a complex where key parts for nuclear bombs were...

Mission Unclear: A $1 Million Contract In Hawaii Involving Invasive Species

Invasive species experts are alarmed by the state’s signing of a vague $1 million contract with engineers...

Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the height of the Los Angeles fires in 2025, millions of residents were exposed...

In southern Chile, locals push to protect oceans that have been hurt by intensive salmon farming

MELINKA, Chile (AP) — Yesica Fabiana Leviñanco steers her small wooden boat while her partner, Paulo...

FACT FOCUS: Kennedy's claim that Arabs 'don't produce science' meets a Nobel Prize reality check

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr .'s broad assertions about...

A dinosaur fossil that looks like a mini T. rex just sold for a giant $47 million

NEW YORK (AP) — A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T. rex is now one of the world's most expensive...

Colorado's glaciers thinned dramatically due to record low snow and heat in 2026

DENVER (AP) — The most prominent glaciers in Colorado thinned dramatically over the past year due to...

Suriname’s Saamaka tribe turns to mapping and documenting in effort to protect the Amazon rainforest

TUTUBUKA, Suriname (AP) — Deep in Suriname’s Amazon rainforest, Navaldo Vola hacked through thick...

The SS United States is scheduled for sinking to become the world's largest artificial reef

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — A historic ocean liner is a step closer to becoming the world’s largest artificial...

NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts...

How close is the Amazon to a 'tipping point?' Brazil’s election could help shape its future

SAO PAULO (AP) — While Brazil's presidential candidates have not made policy of the Amazon a major...

Maui Coral Reef Holds Secrets Of The Past — And The Future

New research into a 253-year-old coral sample from Olowalu provides a first-of-its-kind glimpse into...

New study traces van Gogh's famed 'Starry Night' to an actual night sky from 1889

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists doubling as art detectives have traced Vincent van Gogh’s “ T...

Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns

The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years, mostly...

Tesla's Q3 profit drops as it prepares for possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX

NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla reported a decline in profit for the latest quarter but a measure of cash its...

In Honduras, hard hit by drought, authorities hope to make it rain using contentious tactic

NUEVA CONCEPCION, Honduras (AP) — Victor Torres is on the hunt for clouds as he flies over parched cor...

US is a big reason for the world losing ground in the fight against climate change, UN report says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Losing more ground in the fight against climate change, humanity is heading for a...

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