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Spain's horrific flooding another nasty hit in a fall where climate extremes just keep coming
Read full article: Spain's horrific flooding another nasty hit in a fall where climate extremes just keep comingThe deadly flooding in Valencia Spain is just the latest in a spate of climate extremes that seem to have shifted into overdrive, especially in rain-weary Europe.
Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica's booming krill fishery
Read full article: Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica's booming krill fisheryThe Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and human dietary supplements near Antarctica.
China's new crew has arrived at space station in sign of growing influence in space field
Read full article: China's new crew has arrived at space station in sign of growing influence in space fieldA Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew has docked with its orbiting space station as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space.
China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
Read full article: China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early WednesdayChina says all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station on the latest mission to make the country a major space power.
Red-cockaded woodpeckers' recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
Read full article: Red-cockaded woodpeckers' recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatenedThe red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one.
World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
Read full article: World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warnsThe world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, a United Nations report said Thursday.
Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras
Read full article: Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce aurorasSpace weather experts say expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle.
China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances
Read full article: China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advancesChina has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon.
A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days
Read full article: A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 daysHong Kong’s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species.
NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
Read full article: NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for lifeA NASA spacecraft has blasted off on a quest to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and reveal whether its hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.
What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal
Read full article: What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normalThe latest solar storm has triggered northern lights farther south than normal including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City.
Climate change gave significant boost to Milton's destructive rain, winds, scientists say
Read full article: Climate change gave significant boost to Milton's destructive rain, winds, scientists sayScientists say human-caused climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Milton’s rainfall by 20 to 30% and strengthened its winds by about 10%.
AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?
Read full article: AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove a rented car to Google’s California headquarters to celebrate.
Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes
Read full article: Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanesSpace weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes.
Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins — life's building blocks
Read full article: Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins — life's building blocksThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper who discovered powerful techniques to predict and even design novel proteins — the building blocks of life.
Climate change boosted Helene's deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Read full article: Climate change boosted Helene's deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for MiltonScientists say human-caused climate change boosted the rainfall of deadly Hurricane Helene by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%.
Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say
Read full article: Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists sayIn the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could be somehow controlled.
Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced 'a lot of bad genes in our country'
Read full article: Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced 'a lot of bad genes in our country'Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U_S_ and have committed murder did so because “it’s in their genes.”.
Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA
Read full article: Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNATwo scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it.
The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence
Read full article: The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligenceWars, a refugee crisis, famine, and artificial intelligence could all be recognized with Nobel Prizes.
World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change
Read full article: World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate changeWinter sports are facing a long-time crisis because of climate change and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency.
Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community
Read full article: Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and communityIt’s tarantula mating season on the Colorado plains, when male spiders scurry out of their burrows in search of a mate.
Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
Read full article: Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shippingWhat lies beneath the Great Lakes' waves is largely unknown, but there's a new push to learn more about thousands of shipwrecks, underwater infrastructure and the impacts of climate change on the bottom of the world's largest freshwater system.
Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024
Read full article: Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024Experts say the volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer and compounded the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than 10%.
NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moon
Read full article: NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moonNASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon.
Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
Read full article: Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the SouthMeteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it.
Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding it
Read full article: Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding itAn 81-year-old Montana has been sentenced to six months in federal prison and ordered to pay $24,000 in penalties for using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to illegally create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunts in Texas and Minnesota.
SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
Read full article: SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next yearSpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station.
Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China
Read full article: Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to ChinaThousands of Japanese fans have bid farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo before returning to China for medical treatment.
A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild
Read full article: A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wildAnother chapter in one of the greatest comeback stories in the world of endangered species is being written with the release of three young California condors north of the Grand Canyon.
Titan implosion testimony paints a picture of reckless greed and explorer passion
Read full article: Titan implosion testimony paints a picture of reckless greed and explorer passionThe operator of an experimental submersible that imploded while seeking out the sunken Titanic was either putting profits over safety or pushing humankind’s boundaries.
NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace ties
Read full article: NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace tiesOceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers.
For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon
Read full article: For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moonIt will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time to start practicing as it opened a facility in Germany that will let astronauts train in conditions like those on the lunar surface.
NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws
Read full article: NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flawsAn engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board says the carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process.
Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change
Read full article: Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate changeHuman-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the heavy rainfall that caused floods killing 24 people in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found.
OceanGate employee pushes back against idea of 'desperation' to complete missions
Read full article: OceanGate employee pushes back against idea of 'desperation' to complete missionsA key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic has pushed back at a question about whether OceanGate felt a sense of “desperation” to complete the dives because of the high price tag.
A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth
Read full article: A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to EarthA Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair.
2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to Earth
Read full article: 2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to EarthA Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair.
OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
Read full article: OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in explorationThe co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic said he hopes the legacy is a renewed interest in exploration.
The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too
Read full article: The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased tooThe rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat.
2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space Station
Read full article: 2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space StationRussia’s space agency says two Russians have set a record for the longest continuous stay on the International Space Station.
A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin
Read full article: A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's originScientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people.
Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration
Read full article: Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restorationScientists have moved about about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration.
Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in Cyprus
Read full article: Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in CyprusOfficials say protected green and loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cyprus, with the number of nests surpassing last year’s record count by nearly 25%.
Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
Read full article: Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fearsIran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobels winners
Read full article: Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobels winnersA study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement.
Solar storms may cause faint auroras overnight in parts of Northern Hemisphere
Read full article: Solar storms may cause faint auroras overnight in parts of Northern HemispherePeople in Canada and northern U.S. cities including Seattle and Minneapolis may see faint auroras due to moderate solar storms.
Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species
Read full article: Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered speciesA pair of rare Amur tiger cubs are making their public debut at the Minnesota Zoo, raising hopes for preserving an endangered species that’s native to far eastern Russia and northern China.
No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in Hungary
Read full article: No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in HungaryFirst-year veterinary students in Hungary are being joined by two full-grown horses in their lecture hall for the first anatomy lesson of their academic careers.
Ex-employees of Titanic submersible's owner to testify before Coast Guard panel
Read full article: Ex-employees of Titanic submersible's owner to testify before Coast Guard panelFormer employees of the company that owned an experimental submersible that imploded on its way to the wreck of the Titanic are scheduled to testify in front of a Coast Guard investigatory board at an upcoming hearing.
Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico
Read full article: Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New MexicoA former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died after an automobile crash in New Mexico.
Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell
Read full article: Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shellA wave of odd-colored lobsters has showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists’ laboratories over the last year.
Rare but deadly mosquito disease has New England hotspots warning against going out at night
Read full article: Rare but deadly mosquito disease has New England hotspots warning against going out at nightHealth officials warn that a rare but deadly mosquito-spread disease is posing a serious threat in parts of New England, prompting the cancellation of some events and changes to sports schedules to avoid bites by infected bugs.