1 Sep News Chocolate’s future could hinge on success of growing cocoa not just in the tropics, but in the lab From California to Israel, companies are aiming to grow cocoa beyond the tropics in a bid to buffer Read More
30 Aug News NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station NASA has cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at Read More
30 Aug News Patients will suffer with bankrupt health care firm’s closure of Massachusetts hospitals, staff say Christina Hernon was saved by a doctor at a local hospital when she was 5. Now she’s an emerge Read More
30 Aug News Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly Heatstroke is a dangerous illness caused by heat and runners are at increasing risk as climate chang Read More
30 Aug News Takeaways from AP report on perils of heatstroke for runners in a warming world Heatstroke is a dangerous illness caused by heat and runners are at increasing risk as climate chang Read More
29 Aug News NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too NASA’s record-holding astronaut is urging his two stuck-in-space colleagues to stay positive a Read More
29 Aug News Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado ‘mega den’ are making their live debut A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer Read More
28 Aug News FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing. The Federal Read More
28 Aug News Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds U.S. wildlife officials next year will scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowdi Read More
28 Aug News How climate change could be making Midwest summer’s ‘corn sweat’ stickier Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it br Read More
11 May News Northern Lights Gallery A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight, with sightin Read More
10 May News Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US NOAA already has alerted operators of power plants and spacecraft in orbit to take precautions. Read More
10 May News Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species Read More
9 May News Salad chain says a cleaner farming method will offset adding steak to its menu. What is it? The announcement of Sweetgreen salad chain that it’s adding beef to its menu led to strong reactio Read More
9 May News Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize Two men who were instrumental in creating a global seed vault designed to safeguard the world’s ag Read More
9 May News Florida’s major power company prepares for this year’s hurricanes by dealing with a fake one Florida’s largest power company is preparing for this year’s hurricane season by pretend Read More
8 May News A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth’s size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say The research was published in the journal Nature. Read More
8 May News Boeing’s first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad rocket valve Boeing’s first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad valve in the rock Read More
7 May News Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort Scientists have been trying for decades to understand what those clicks might mean, with only minima Read More
7 May News Russia defends veto of UN resolution to prohibit nukes in outer space, urges vote to ban all weapons Russia has defended its veto of a U.N. resolution calling on all nations to prevent a nuclear arms r Read More
6 May News Boeing is set to launch NASA astronauts for the first time after years of struggle Boeing is counting down for its first astronaut launch after years of struggle. Two NASA test pilots Read More
6 May News A subset of Alzheimer’s cases may be caused by two copies of a single gene, new research shows For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s dis Read More
