Spotted lanternfly has spread to Illinois, threatening trees and crops
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is the latest state to find invasive spotted lanternflies, an winged insect that's spreading across the eastern U.S. and...
As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers lost 10% of their volume in the last 2...
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost...
At US Antarctic base hit by harassment claims, workers are banned from buying alcohol...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into...
Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets...
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank...
We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic...
Neanderthals live on within us.These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors. They mingled and had...
Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated...
What does it mean to be human?For a long time, the answer seemed clear. Our species, Homo sapiens — with our complex thoughts and...
Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan...
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project.Almost overnight, the ranching enclave on a...
Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the...
Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Some archaeologists describe Peru’s capital as an onion with many layers of history, others consider it a box of surprises....
Biologists in slow and steady race to help North America’s largest and rarest tortoise...
ENGLE, N.M. (AP) — While the average lifespan of North America's largest and most rare tortoise species is unknown, biologists have said it could...
