15 Dec News ‘Tis the season for roasting chestnuts. But in the US, native ones are almost gone Right now chestnut enthusiasts are cozying up next to their open fires (or toaster ovens) to roast a Read More
13 Dec News Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene A giant salamander that evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs has been pr Read More
13 Dec News New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world’s rarest whale died from head injuries Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from Read More
13 Dec News Huge and rare Mekong catfish spotted in Cambodia, raising conservation hopes Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in Read More
12 Dec News Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled A new study says Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 Read More
12 Dec News Concern over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile triggers emergency meeting of global monitor The global chemical weapons watchdog has opened an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Syr Read More
11 Dec News How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year The Geminids are among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids, and this year they will Read More
10 Dec News Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption About 87,000 people are being evacuated in a central Philippine region after a volcano erupted with Read More
10 Dec News Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash A large volcano eruption in the Philippines sent a plume of ash and gases up to 1.8 miles high follo Read More
6 Dec News Mexico study’s surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what a Read More
7 Sep News Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell A wave of odd-colored lobsters has showed up in fishers’ traps, supermarket seafood tanks and Read More
7 Sep News Alert: Boeing’s troubled space capsule ends mission with a landing in the New Mexico desert, leaving two astronauts in orbit Boeing’s troubled space capsule ends mission with a landing in the New Mexico desert, leaving Read More
6 Sep News Alert: Boeing’s troubled capsule leaves astronauts behind as it departs the International Space Station and aims for a landing Boeing’s troubled capsule leaves astronauts behind as it departs the International Space Stati Read More
6 Sep News Boeing’s beleaguered space capsule is heading back to Earth without two NASA astronauts Boeing’s beleaguered astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Fri Read More
6 Sep News Feeling the heat as Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record. T Read More
6 Sep News Alert: European climate agency says this summer was Earth’s hottest on record European climate agency says this summer was Earth’s hottest on record. Read More
5 Sep News Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests. Read More
5 Sep News Alert: New research suggests volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth NEW YORK (AP) — New research suggests volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roa Read More
5 Sep News Rare but deadly mosquito disease has New England hotspots warning against going out at night Health officials warn that a rare but deadly mosquito-spread disease is posing a serious threat in p Read More
4 Sep News Wildlife trafficking ring killed at least 118 eagles, prosecutors say Prosecutors say a Washington state man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and bo Read More
4 Sep News Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines NASA says a small, harmless asteroid has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid dubbed 2024 Read More
4 Sep News Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. Two NASA astronauts will stay behind Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later Read More
