4 new astronauts head to the International Space Station for a 6-month stay
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station on Sunday where they will oversee the arrivals of two new...
Volcano on uninhabited Galapagos island erupts, sends lava flowing to sea
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled...
In Rio, rife with dengue, bacteria-infected mosquitoes are making a difference
NITEROI (AP) — Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city has ramped...
First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment...
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities said they were forced to abandon plans Thursday to send in drones for a second day to probe one...
Fired scientists in Canada failed to acknowledge links to China, newly released records say
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Two scientists at a high-security infectious disease laboratory in Canada lost their jobs after reviews found they failed to protect...
Visitors line up to see and smell a corpse flower’s stinking bloom in San...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crowds lined up in San Francisco on Wednesday to see — and smell — the blooming of an endangered tropical...
Russian space officials say air leak at International Space Station poses no danger to...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian space officials on Wednesday acknowledged a continuing air leak from the Russian segment of the International Space Station, but said...
Conservationist Aldo Leopold’s last remaining child dies at 97
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The last remaining child of famed conservationist and author Aldo Leopold has died at age 97.Estella Leopold, a researcher and...
A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima reactor for the first time to...
TOKYO (AP) — A drone small enough to fit in one's hand flew inside one of the damaged reactors at the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi...
Man to plead guilty in yearslong ‘killing spree’ of birds for eagle feathers prized...
A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds — including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation — then illegally selling...