California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for ‘Erin Brockovich’ contaminant
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by...
Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour
With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates...
Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders in the US more likely to believe in climate change:...
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are more likely than the overall adult population to believe in human-caused climate...
Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system
ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues...
UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: ‘Are we faced with a...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs, the United Nations’ special envoy for the ocean said Tuesday...
Decades after a US butterfly species vanished, a close relative is released to fill...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 80 years ago, a beautiful butterfly called Xerces Blue that once fluttered among San Francisco's coastal dunes went...
NASA is seeking a faster, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there’s a faster, cheaper way,...
Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared Monday, a result of warming ocean waters...
Your morning coffee may be hundreds of thousands of years old
That coffee you slurped this morning? It’s 600,000 years old.Using genes from coffee plants around the world, researchers built a family tree for the...
Oldest living conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, die at 62
READING, Pa. (AP) — Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests and relationships during lives that defied medical expectations, died...