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A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say

DALLAS (AP) — A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in ...

Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad rocket valve

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s first astronaut launch is off until late next week because of ...

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people....

Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort

ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island o...

Russia defends veto of UN resolution to prohibit nukes in outer space, urges vote to ban all weapons

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia on Monday defended its veto of a U.N. resolution urging all nations to...

A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer's may cause some cases

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s...

Boeing calls off its first astronaut launch because of valve issue on rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing called off its first astronaut launch because of a valve problem...

Want to show teachers appreciation? This top school gives them more freedom

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — When teachers at A.D. Henderson School, one of the top-performing schools...

Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronaut...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. Here's how to see it

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. And...

The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled

LONDON (AP) — A High Court judge ruled Friday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it approved...

China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and...

A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say

WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest...

European court upholds Italy's right to seize prized Greek bronze from Getty Museum, rejects appeal

ROME (AP) — A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from th...

Russia proposes UN resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar UN-Japan draft

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent...

This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows

The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about...

Bounce house swept up by wind kills one child and injures another

One child was killed and another injured when a bounce house was swept up by wind in Casa Grande, Arizona,...

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was...

Climate change could virtually disappear in Florida — at least according to state law

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida, perhaps the most vulnerable state to sea-level rise and extreme weather,...

What's causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have...

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