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El Nino weakens, here comes La Nina, meteorologists say
Associated Press | April 24, 2016 6:12 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of an epic El Nino, federal meteorologists say its flip side, La Nina, is around the corner. The National… -
Museum enlists volunteers in search for creepy crawlies
Associated Press | April 24, 2016 3:01 pmLOS ANGELES (AP) — Long before Southern California was paved over with freeways and covered with cars and millions of people, it was teeming with… -
Oyster hatchery sows pearls of wisdom on climate change
Associated Press | April 23, 2016 11:08 pmWALPOLE, Maine (AP) — Say “infrastructure” and most people think roads and bridges, not tubes and valves. But to Bill Mook, the black box in… -
APNewsBreak: Endangered seals start journey home after rehab
Associated Press | April 23, 2016 12:09 pmABOARD US COAST GUARD HC-130 HERCULES (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard airplane rumbled down an airstrip on Hawaii’s Big Island, carrying hundreds of pounds… -
Poor policies blamed as India reels from drought, hardship
Associated Press | April 22, 2016 10:51 pmSHAHAPUR, India (AP) — Shantabai Babulkar’s day begins before dawn with a 5-kilometer (3-mile) trek across barren fields and dusty scrubland to fetch water from… -
Scientists: Greenland ice sheet is melting freakishly early
Associated Press | April 22, 2016 10:34 amWASHINGTON (AP) — Greenland’s massive ice sheet this week started melting freakishly early thanks to a weather system that brought unseasonably warm temperatures and rain,… -
Indian capital starts restricting cars to clear air
Associated Press | April 22, 2016 3:00 amNEW DELHI (AP) — The New Delhi government on Friday began a second round of two-week car restrictions to reduce air pollution that has made… -
British astronaut all set to run London Marathon from space
Associated Press | April 21, 2016 11:00 pmCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Britain’s first official spaceman, Timothy Peake, says he’s ready to run the London Marathon in 1½ weeks — from 250… -
Handwriting study finds clues on when biblical texts written
Associated Press | April 21, 2016 9:41 pmJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli mathematicians and archaeologists say they have found evidence to suggest that key biblical texts may have been composed earlier than what… -
UConn to display work of biologist who collected 2M insects
Associated Press | April 21, 2016 6:04 pmSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut will use a $500,000 grant to give the public access to decades of work by a former… -
Stephen Hawking joins futuristic bid to explore outer space
Associated Press | April 20, 2016 10:25 pmNEW YORK (AP) — With famed physicist Stephen Hawking at his side, an Internet investor announced Tuesday that he’s spending $100 million on a futuristic… -
CSI for animals: Forensic vets battle pet abuse, neglect
Associated Press | April 20, 2016 8:13 pmNEW YORK (AP) — The cocker spaniel arrives at the animal hospital with a police officer, whimpering and shaking. He has a pus-filled pink socket… -
UN climate panel to explore 1.5-degree warming goal
Associated Press | April 20, 2016 2:41 pmSTOCKHOLM (AP) — The U.N.’s scientific panel on climate change will write a special report on how to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius… -
APNewsBreak: Endangered seals start journey home after rehab
Associated Press | April 20, 2016 7:55 amABOARD US COAST GUARD HC-130 HERCULES (AP) — Seven endangered Hawaiian monk seals that were found abandoned or malnourished late last year began their trip… -
Storms raised some pollutants after mine spill, not others
Associated Press | April 20, 2016 7:21 amDENVER (AP) — Runoff from autumn storms kicked up the levels of some contaminants in a southwestern Colorado river after a massive spill of toxic…