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Schools in the path of April's total solar eclipse prepare for a natural teaching moment

CLEVELAND (AP) — Seventh-grade student Henry Cohen bounced side to side in time to the Beatles’ “Here...

Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know

DALLAS (AP) — Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens...

Biden administration approves the nation's seventh large offshore wind project

The Biden administration greenlit the seventh large offshore wind project in the United States Tuesday....

Baby gorilla cuddled by mother at London Zoo remains nameless

LONDON (AP) — The newest endangered baby gorilla at the London Zoo is more than six weeks old but doesn’t...

Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts successfully docked Monday at the International...

Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike...

Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create a striking aurora

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday,...

Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

RENO, Nev. (AP) — In what will be a tiny big-game hunt for some of the largest animals in North America,...

A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station blasted...

Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April's total solar eclipse

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Stock up on groceries. Print off driving directions. And be very, very patient....

With organic fields next door, conventional farms dial up the pesticide use, study finds

Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new...

April's total solar eclipse promises to be the best yet for experiments

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — April’s total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks...

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation

Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change , a new study...

Japan’s space agency says it hopes to forge a profitable launch business with its new H3 rocket

TOBISHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s space agency and its prime contractor said Thursday they hope to be...

US surgeons transplant a gene-edited pig kidney into a patient for the first time

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the latest...

Russia's space agency aborts launch of 3 astronauts to the International Space Station; all are safe

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station moments...

Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilt...

Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US

OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it. The...

Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered

TOKYO (AP) — Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima...

US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution...

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