China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) — China's space agency is making final preparations to send a new crew to its space station on...
Japan’s moon lander wasn’t built to survive a weekslong lunar night. It’s still going...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Wednesday after receiving an image from...
US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium...
In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
LONG AN, Vietnam (AP) — There is one thing that distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van’s rice fields from a mosaic of thousands of other...
California announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials announced...
When red-hot isn’t enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions...
A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures for loggerhead sea turtles, leading to a spike in the...
European Space Agency adds 5 new astronauts in only fourth class since 1978. Over...
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — For the past year, five fit, academically superior men and women have been spun in centrifuges, submerged for hours, deprived...
Airport near volcano reopens as Indonesia lowers eruption alert level
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities reopened an international airport near a volcano that erupted last week as they lowered a warning level on...
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring...