Heat wave grips US West amid fear of a new, hotter normal
PHOENIX — An unusually early and long-lasting heat wave brought more triple-digit temperatures Wednesday to a large swath of the U.S. West, raising concerns...
China says nuclear fuel rods damaged, no radiation leak
BEIJING — A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government...
Spacewalking astronauts boosting station’s solar power
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Wednesday to outfit the International Space Station with powerful, new solar panels to handle...
Computer trouble hits Hubble Space Telescope, science halted
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope has been hit with computer trouble, with all astronomical viewing halted, NASA said Wednesday.
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Dead ‘murder hornet’ near Seattle is 1st found in US in 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. — Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet found in the country this...
Judge: Ex-Indiana wildlife center proprietor owes PETA $734K
CHARLESTOWN, Ind. — A judge has ordered the former proprietor of a Indiana wildlife center and his ex-wife to pay People for the Ethical...
Behind in quantum compute race, Germany gets boost from IBM
BERLIN — IBM on Tuesday unveiled one of Europe's most powerful quantum computers in Germany, boosting the country's efforts to stay in the race...
More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US by Christmas 2019
NEW YORK — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest...
Poll finds dramatic rise in Palestinian support for Hamas
JERUSALEM — A new poll released Tuesday finds a dramatic surge in Palestinian support for Hamas following last month's Gaza war, with around three...
Robotic ship sets off to retrace the Mayflower’s journey
LONDON — Four centuries and one year after the Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England, on a historic sea journey to America, another trailblazing vessel...
