World, business leaders hope to keep momentum in fight against climate change despite US

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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government is going in the other direction. Temperatures keep rising. More extreme weather is sweeping across the world....

NASA introduces its newest astronauts: 10 chosen from more than 8,000 applicants

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to...

As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many would-be participants fear they can’t afford...

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Pooja Tilvawala knows it's a gamble to use more than $46,000 of her own savings to help young people get to the United Nations...

Northrop Grumman cargo ship reaches the International Space Station a day late after engine...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday after a day’s delay due to a premature...

Nest boxes help endangered cockatoos find homes in urban Hong Kong

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HONG KONG (AP) — Critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos found an unexpected sanctuary among Hong Kong ’s towering skyscrapers, but like their human neighbors they...

Engine trouble forces Northrop Grumman to delay supply delivery to International Space Station

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space...

Partial solar eclipse at the bottom of the world closes out the year’s sun...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The bottom of the world is front and center for a partial solar eclipse next week.Antarctica, New Zealand and...

Researchers solve decades-old color mystery in iconic Jackson Pollock painting

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NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings with a little help from...

Fans bid farewell to beloved California octopus Ghost as she cares for eggs in...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends...

Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in...