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A Six-Planet Solar System in Perfect Synchrony Has Been Found in the Milky Way

By MARCIA DUNN / AP

AI Breakthrough Could Help Battery and Chip Development

By Will Henshall

The Evolutionary Origins of Psychedelics

By Noah Whiteman

The Caviar Market is Rife with Fraud

By Haley Weiss
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World Must Cut Emissions By 42% by 2030 to Hit 1.5C Goal

This year earth got a taste of what’s to come with rising global temperatures, warns the U.N. Emissions Gap report.

By SETH BORENSTEIN / AP

SpaceX Launches New Rocket But Explosions End Test Flight

SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into the test flight.

By MARCIA DUNN / AP

Climate Change Hitting Every Part of Americans' Daily Lives

The U.S. National Climate Assessment paints a picture of a country warming about 60% faster than the world as a whole.

By SETH BORENSTEIN and TAMMY WEBBER / AP

World Is Failing To Keep Key Climate Goals on Track

The only bright spot is that global sales of electric passenger vehicles are now on track to match what’s needed to limit future warming.

By SETH BORENSTEIN / AP

Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman Dies at 95

In 1968, he and his crew were the first Apollo mission to fly to the moon — and to see Earth as a distant sphere in space.

By Associated Press

Last 12 Months on Earth Were The Hottest Ever Recorded

A new report says burning fossil fuels, and other human activities, caused the unnatural warming from November 2022 to October 2023.

By ISABELLA O'MALLEY / AP

Hottest October On Record Sets 2023 on Path For Hottest Year

After the cumulative warming of these past several months, it’s virtually guaranteed that 2023 will be the hottest year on record.

By MELINA WALLING / AP

Cheetahs Shifting Their Hunting to Night to Avoid the Heat

The daytime hunters are adapting their habits to climate change, potentially setting them up for conflicts with nocturnal predators.

By CHRISTINA LARSON / AP

Hero Astronaut Who Helped Save Apollo 13 Crew Dies

“We lost one of our country’s heroes," NASA administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement.

By ROBERT JABLON / AP

Myths About Motherhood in the Animal Kingdom

Maternal instinct is a long-standing myth that belittles the complexities of motherhood, writes Lucy Cooke.

By Lucy Cooke 

James Hansen Calls for Geoengineering as a Climate Solution

James Hansen alerted Congress to climate change in 1988. Now, in a controversial new paper, he has a new warning: earth is warming too fast.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Artificially Cooling Rivers Could Protect Fish From Climate Change

Researchers in Canada are experimenting with ways of creating cold spots in warming rivers to help migrating salmon cool down.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Research Lacking on Plastic's Health Impact in Global South

Scientists mapped thousands of studies on the health impacts of plastic chemicals. Their findings will be critical to better regulation.

By Aryn Baker

How to See This Year's 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse

On Saturday Oct. 14, people across the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern U.S. will be treated to a rare celestial spectacle.

By Solcyre Burga

What an Owl Taught Me About Life

When ecologist Carl Safina adopted a baby owl, he came to understand the world in a new way

By Carl Safina

These Cities Have the Fastest Traffic

Traffic moves fastest in midwestern US cities, while it's slowest in cities in India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria.

By Oliver Staley
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