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9 hours ago

After summer's extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows

More Americans believe they've personally felt the impact of climate change because of recent extreme weather, including a summer that brought dangerous heat for much of the United States.

11 hours ago

We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy

More research is showing that we carry genes from other kinds of ancient humans, and their DNA affects our lives today.

1 day ago

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

A space capsule carrying NASA’s first asteroid samples has landed in the Utah desert.

1 day ago

Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans

The science of human evolution has made big leaps in recent years, and it’s painting a new picture of our origins.

1 day ago

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project.

2 days ago

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.

2 days ago

Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in Peru

Some archaeologists describe Peru’s capital as an onion with many layers of history, others consider it a box of surprises.

2 days ago

Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man

Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life.

3 days ago

The fall equinox is here. What does that mean?

Fall gets its official start this weekend in the Northern Hemisphere.

Ancient 'power' palazzo on Rome's Palatine Hill reopens to tourists, decades after closure

Tourists in Rome can now enjoy a “new” ancient attraction.

Sufjan Stevens is relearning to walk after Guillain-Barre Syndrome left him immobile, hospitalized

Grammy- and Oscar-nominated indie musician Sufjan Stevens is relearning how to walk after the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barre Syndrome left him immobile, representatives confirmed to The Associated Press.

NASA spacecraft delivering biggest sample yet from an asteroid

Planet Earth is about to receive the biggest sample yet from an asteroid.

This simple log structure may be the oldest example of early humans building with wood

A pair of crossed logs in Zambia may be the oldest evidence of early humans building with wood.

After attacks, British prime minister says American XL Bully dogs are dangerous and will be banned

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described American XL Bully dogs as a “danger to our communities” and announced plans to ban them following a public outcry after a series of recent attacks.

How hard will Hurricane Lee hit New England? The cold North Atlantic may decide that

New England will feel some effects from Hurricane Lee but is usually protected from the worst of a hurricane’s wrath by the cold waters of the North Atlantic.

Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

For a history-making two months, a pig's kidney worked normally inside a brain-dead man.

NASA says more science and less stigma are needed to understand UFOs

NASA says more science and less stigma are needed to understand UFOs

NASA says the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, including advanced satellites as well as a shift in how unidentified flying objects are perceived.

Earth is outside its 'safe operating space for humanity' on most key measurements, study says

A new study of Earth's health says the planet is outside its “safe operating space for humanity” on six out of nine key measurements.

Russian spaceport visited by North Korea's Kim has a history of corruption and construction delays

The Russian space launch facility where President Vladimir Putin has hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reflects an ambitious attempt by Moscow to burnish its scientific glory that faded after the Soviet collapse.

Hurricane watch issued for parts of Maine as already rain-soaked New England braces for Lee

The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for portions of Maine and a tropical storm watch for a large area of coastal New England as Hurricane Lee heads to the region.

Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the old enemies are now becoming allies

Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio breaks US record for longest spaceflight

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight.

Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards

An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch radio astronomer have been named the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize.

As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown

As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment.

Ian Wilmut, a British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at age 79

The British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep in 1996 has died at age 79.

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco.

Morocco earthquake: A look at the world's deadliest temblors over the past 25 years

The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 2,100 people and the toll is expected to increase as rescuers reach hard-hit remote mountain areas.

Hurricane Lee is charting a new course in weather and could signal more monster storms

Experts say that Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology.

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that

The world is far off track on its 2015 pledge to curb global warming.

SpaceX can't launch its giant rocket again until fixes are made, FAA says

The Federal Aviation Administration says SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again.

UN secretary-general has urged the Group of 20 leaders to send a strong message on climate change

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Group of 20 top economic powers to use their weekend summit to send a strong message on climate change.

Puerto Rico's public schools clamor for air conditioning to get relief from record-breaking heat

Students and teachers are sweltering in public schools across Puerto Rico and demanding that the government install air conditioners as the U.S. Caribbean territory bakes under record heat this year.

Residents and fishermen file a lawsuit demanding a halt to the release of Fukushima wastewater

Fishermen and residents of Fukushima and five other prefectures along Japan’s northeastern coast have filed a lawsuit demanding a halt to the ongoing release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

A Norwegian man needed a hobby. His new metal detector found a showy 1,500-year-old gold necklace

A Norwegian man using a metal detector has found nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls someone might have worn as showy jewelry 1,500 years ago.

The UK is rejoining the European Union's science research program as post-Brexit relations thaw

Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100-billion science-sharing program.

Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge

The Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days and angering Republicans.

Across the Northern Hemisphere, now's the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years

A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years.

Alaska fishers fear another bleak season as crab populations dwindle in warming waters

Crab fishermen in Alaska have been scrambling to stay afloat after two years of the Bering Sea fishery being closed or severely curtailed due to plummeting crab numbers.

4 exceptionally preserved Roman swords discovered in a Dead Sea cave in Israel

Israeli archaeologists have discovered four Roman-era swords with their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave near the Dead Sea.

Farms with natural landscape features provide sanctuary for some Costa Rica rainforest birds

A study conducted over 18 years in Costa Rica shows that small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest can provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations.

Four astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule to wrap up six-month station mission

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a six-month stay at the International Space Station.

India's moon rover completes its walk. Scientists analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water

India’s space mission says the moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode less than two weeks after its historic landing near the lunar south pole.

India launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon's south pole

India has launched its first space mission to study the sun, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south pole region of the moon.

Court revives doctors' lawsuit saying FDA overstepped its authority with anti-ivermectin campaign

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in a campaign against the use of a drug that is not approved to treat COVID-19.

NASA spacecraft around moon spots likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander

A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander.

In Mississippi, a tiny fish is reintroduced to the river where it disappeared 50 years ago

A species of tiny fish that once flourished in the U.S. South's Pearl River is being reintroduced there after disappearing 50 years ago.

Typhoon Saola churns toward south China, suspending transport and delaying the school year

Chinese state media report at least 121 passenger trains are suspending service in anticipation of the arrival of Typhoon Saola, while several cities in coastal areas of southern China have suspended the start of the school year.

U.S. envoy visits Fukushima to eat fish, criticize China's seafood ban over wastewater release

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has visited a city in Fukushima, where he ate a seafood lunch with the mayor, talked to fishermen and stocked up on local produce to show they are safe after the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

West Point time capsule that appeared to contain nothing more than silt yields centuries-old coins

A nearly 200-year-old time capsule that appeared to yield little more than dust when it was opened at West Point actually contained centuries-old coins potentially worth thousands of dollars.

Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement

Logging is threatening Omo Forest Reserve in southern Nigeria, which is home to endangered wildlife like African elephants.

Typhoon Saola strengthens as it passes Taiwan on its way to China

Typhoon Saola has strengthened overnight as it continues its path across the Pacific and heads for China’s southern coast.

What makes Idalia so potent? It's feeding on intensely warm water that acts like rocket fuel

Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, forecasters expect Hurricane Idalia to rapidly strengthen as it bears down on Florida.

Supermoon could team up with Hurricane Idalia to raise tides higher just as the storm makes landfall

A rare blue supermoon could be playing a role in worsening the impact of Hurricane Idalia as the storm lashes Florida's west coast.

Neurosurgeon investigating patient's mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman's brain in Australia

A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital has plucked a3-inch wriggling worm from the patient’s brain.

Japan asks China to urge citizens to halt harassment after start of Fukushima wastewater release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked China to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment, including crank calls and stone throwing at Japanese diplomatic facilities and schools, in response to Japan's release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Takeaways from AP's investigation into sexual harassment and assault at Antarctica's McMurdo Station

Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish.

Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers

Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish.

At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release

For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011.

Much of Florida under state of emergency as possible tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico

Forecasters are warning of possible flash flooding and landslides across the eastern Yucatan peninsula and western Cuba, and Florida is bracing for a possible hurricane by midweek, as a weather system off the coast of Mexico is expected to become a tropical storm by Sunday.

A broad genetic test saved one newborn's life. Research suggests it could help millions of others

A recent study showed that tests for sick newborns that look at their full genetic blueprints are nearly twice as good at finding genetic problems as narrower, more commonly used tests.

New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

Four astronauts from four countries are rocketing toward the International Space Station.

India's lunar rover keeps walking on the moon, days after spacecraft's historic touchdown

India’s lunar rover is continuing its walk on the moon after the historic touch-down of India’s spacecraft near the moon’s south pole earlier this week.

7 tornadoes confirmed as Michigan storms down trees and power lines; 5 people killed

Officials say at least seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by strong winds that killed five people, while downing trees, tearing roofs off buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power.

Launch of 4 astronauts to space station bumped to Saturday

Four astronauts will have to wait an extra day to get to space.

Study reveals how much carbon damage would cost corporations if they paid for their emissions

Economists calculate that the world's corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for what they put out.

Loss of Antarctic ice hurting survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says

Scientists say the loss of ice around Antarctica is hurting the survival of emperor penguin chicks.

India's lunar rover goes down a ramp to the moon's surface and takes a walk

Indian space officials say that a lunar rover has descended down a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft that has made its much celebrated touch-down near the moon’s south pole.

From tarantulas to tigers, the animals of London Zoo get their annual weigh-in

Staff at London Zoo have been getting the measure of giant gorillas, plump penguins and skinny stick insects at the annual animal weigh-in.

As research grows into how to stop gun violence, one city looks to science for help

Gun violence prevention research has experienced a small boom in the wake of mounting shooting deaths, expanded funding and burgeoning advocacy.

Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they're getting their own hospital

A new hospital for stranded dolphins is opening on Cape Cod this month and is expected to improve survival rates and enhance research.

In Japan's neighbors, fear and frustration are shared over radioactive water release

Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan's neighboring countries about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear power plant.

China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release

Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant in Fukushima is releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.

Deadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation and the Texas power grid

Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S., leading to deaths and damage.

Deep-sea 'hot tubs' help octopus moms hatch their eggs faster

A new study suggests that deep-sea “hot tubs” may help octopus eggs hatch faster.

India lands a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club

India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday.

Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard

A planned offshore wind farm moved a step closer to construction Tuesday with the Department of the Interior announcing it has approved the project.

Russian space agency chief blames decades of inactivity for Luna-25 lander's crash on the moon

The head of Russia’s space agency says the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down correctly.

Japanese government pledges long-term support for fisheries during Fukushima plant water release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised his government’s full support for fishing communities during the decades-long process to release treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch in pre-landing maneuver

Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this month.

How a family's choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants

A sister’s choice to donate her brother’s body for research is helping doctors learn how to one day use pig organs to save human lives.

Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other

A new study shows a promising procedure to treat severe injuries in one eye by using stem cells from the other.

A Nigerian forest and its animals are under threat. Poachers have become rangers to protect both

Omo Forest Reserve, a tropical rainforest in southern Nigeria, faces threats from excessive logging, uncontrolled farming and poaching.

New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable

A new study finds that hurricanes the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists calculate and a disproportionate number were poor, vulnerable and minorities.

Fresh look at DNA from Oetzi the Iceman traces his roots to present day Turkey

New research takes another look at the DNA of the famous glacier mummy to paint a better picture of the ancient hunter.

Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants

New York surgeons transplanted a pig's kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it's worked normally.

A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children

Researchers in heavily drilled Pennsylvania are adding to a body of evidence suggesting links between the natural gas industry and certain health problems.

Western states will not lose as much Colorado River water in 2024, despite long-term challenges

Federal officials said Tuesday they will ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River next year.

Wildfires in Maui are among the deadliest in US history. These are the other fires atop the list

Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed at least 96 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.

Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean

A research vessel motoring off the coast of Alaska is exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world's deepest and most remote waters.

Family of Henrietta Lacks files new lawsuit over cells harvested without her consent

The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another lawsuit accusing a second company of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations.

NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino

Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall.

Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years

A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.

Virgin Galactic's first space tourists finally soar, an Olympian and a mother-daughter duo

Virgin Galactic has rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists.

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and it's even better this year

The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend.

Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth

Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat.

Astronauts get first look at the spacecraft that will fly them around the moon

The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon next year have gotten their first look at their spacecraft.

European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far

Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin.

Boeing's 1st astronaut flight bumped into next year, more repairs needed

Already running years behind, Boeing's first astronaut flight is now off until at least next March.

NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to weeks of silence

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft is back in contact again, after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence.

Big waves becoming more common off California as Earth warms, new research finds

New research shows winter waves off California’s Pacific coast are swelling in size as the planet warms.

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