World Jun 27 China says U.S. should ‘remove obstacles’ to allow scientists of all nations to study lunar samples By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press
Science Jun 25 Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with world’s first samples from the far side of the moon Chinese scientists anticipate the returned samples will include 2.5 million-year-old volcanic rock and other material that scientists hope will answer questions about geographic differences on the moon's two sides. By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press
Nation Jun 24 What to know about the devastating flooding in the Midwest In Iowa, some areas got as much as 15 inches of rain in the span of a few days. By Michael Phillis, Associated Press
Science Jun 23 Watch 4:17 Meet the ninth grader who’s helping restore Mississippi’s oyster reefs In the past two decades, the oyster population in Mississippi’s Gulf waters has been devastated by both natural and manmade disasters. Among those working to restore oyster habitats is ninth grader Demi Johnson, who was recently recognized by the National… By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Science Jun 22 Watch 6:27 The big environmental costs of rising demand for big data to power the internet The rise of artificial intelligence is requiring faster and bigger computations for even simple tasks compared to, say, a Google search. It’s adding to the demand for more internet data centers, but these facilities come at a big environmental cost,… By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Andrew Corkery
Jun 18 What’s a heat dome? It’s the reason you might be roasting this week By Tammy Webber, Associated Press The National Weather Service has said that the most extreme heat is expected in the Ohio Valley and the Northeast. Continue reading
Jun 15 African elephants address one another by unique name-like calls, new study suggests By Mickey Pardo, The Conversation Humans aren’t the only animals that have names for each other − and studying animals that use names can teach researchers more about how human names evolved. Continue reading
Jun 14 Why is bird flu highly lethal to some animals, but not others? Scientists are trying to find out By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press In the last two years, bird flu has killed millions of wild and domestic birds and mammals worldwide, but it seems to have hardly touched people. And, as it spreads among U.S. dairy cows, it seems to be causing relatively… Continue reading
Jun 12 When the storm came, alerts came only in English. This team is trying to change that By Adam Kemp NORMAN, Okla. — As the winds howled and sirens blared, the local television meteorologist delivered urgent instructions. A massive EF-5 tornado appeared to be spinning toward the Oklahoma City metro. Take shelter. Get underground. The critical warnings, though,… Continue reading
Jun 12 Shipwreck of famed explorer Shackleton’s final voyage found off coast of Canada By Associated Press The wreck of the last ship belonging to a famous Irish-born British explorer of Antarctica has been found off the coast of Canada. Continue reading