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Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet
Four astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station following an express eight-hour flight More »
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Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
Experts report that glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year due to heat waves and low winter snowfall More »
Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now
Spring has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere, and even Chile's Atacama Desert is blossoming More »
Isle Royale wolves inbred but likely to survive, study says
Researchers have found that wolves brought to Isle Royale in 2018 are likely to survive but face challenges from inbreeding and isolation More »
Takeaways from AP investigation into collapse of housing towers during Venezuela's earthquakes
The collapse of public housing in Venezuela's La Guaira state after two June earthquakes is linked to decisions made in 2010 More »
Trump administration considers scaling back border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park
The Trump administration says it's considering reducing the scope of a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas More »
Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus
Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money to be used to start a new campus in Miami that will focus on societal challenges More »
SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early
SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time and successfully delivered the newest and most advanced Starlinks yet More »
An endangered frog nursery in LA cares for hundreds of tadpoles until they're ready for the wild
The Aquarium of the Pacific is nurturing critically endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs before releasing them into the wild More »
Maritime experts travel to Nantucket to investigate shipwreck remains exposed by nor’easter
Weathered wooden beams possibly from a 19th-century shipwreck have emerged from the sand along Nantucket’s southern shore after a powerful nor’easter battered the island More »
