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Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest for a second straight year More »
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Federal agency says a second, if weaker, solar storm surge is likely Sunday
A U.S. government agency said a weaker repeat of Saturday's powerful solar storm is likely on Sunday More »
First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure More »
A US museum curator was detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling. He says he has permits
Turkish media say a curator at the American Museum of Natural History has been detained in Istanbul while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples More »
It's not a matter of if a hurricane will hit Florida, but when, forecasters say
U.S. officials who predict, prepare for and respond to natural disasters have a message for Floridians: It’s not a matter of if but when a hurricane will hit the state More »
Florida's major power company prepares for this year's hurricanes by dealing with a fake one
Florida's largest power company is preparing for this year's hurricane season by pretending a major storm already hit More »
A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say
A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system More »
A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer's may cause some cases
For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease More »
Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now
Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the three allowed now More »
Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize
Two men who were instrumental in creating a global seed vault designed to safeguard the world’s agricultural diversity will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates More »
