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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly...

Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management...

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during...

Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an eruptin...

California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent...

Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour

With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenche...

Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system

ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are...

UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: 'Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes'

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs, the United Nations’ special...

NASA is seeking a faster, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there’s...

Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists...

Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old

That coffee you slurped this morning? It’s 600,000 years old. Using genes from coffee plants around...

Oldest living conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, die at 62

READING, Pa. (AP) — Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests...

Dead whale in New Jersey had a fractured skull among numerous injuries, experts find

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A post-mortem examination of a whale that washed ashore on New Jersey's...

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