Erosion, floods make some final resting places not so final
WEYBRIDGE, Vt. — When Revolutionary War soldier Josiah Clark was buried in a small Vermont cemetery near a river bank in 1835, it was supposed to be h...
Spain declares climate emergency, gets climate plan ready
MADRID — Spain’s new government declared a national climate emergency on Tuesday, taking a formal first step toward enacting ambitious measures to fig...
Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia
Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape is being permanently altered as a warming climate...
SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in as little as two months, mimicking an eme...
Clones help famous elm tree named Herbie live on, for now
YARMOUTH, Maine — A massive elm tree nicknamed Herbie is long gone, but it is going to live on, thanks to cloned trees that are being made available t...
Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames
Australia’s unprecedented wildfires season has so far charred 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers) of brushland, rainforests, and national ...
1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nations
TOMALI, Malawi — A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against m...
Researchers tie massive Pacific seabird die-off to heat wave
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Common murres look like skinny penguins but fly like F-15 fighter jets.
Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s
WASHINGTON — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agenc...
‘Amazing’: New embryo made of nearly extinct rhino species
JOHANNESBURG — Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the...
Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities
CANBERRA, Australia — Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires...
Philippine volcano trembles more, spews lava half-mile high
TAGAYTAY, Philippines — A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava into the sky and trembled constantly Tuesday, possibly portending a bigger a...
Lava gushes from volcano near Manila; tens of thousands flee
TAGAYTAY, Philippines — Red-hot lava gushed out of a volcano near the Philippine capital on Monday, as tens of thousands of people fled the area throu...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump says Pelosi, Dems defended Iran general
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's relentless attacks on the impeachment investigation and Democrats' stance on Iran strained the truth on various ...
2 Aussie wildfires merge into inferno; man seriously burned
BURRAGATE, Australia — Two wildfires merged to form a massive inferno in southeastern Australia and a man suffered serious burns protecting a home, in...
China mourns native paddlefish scientists say is now extinct
BEIJING — The Chinese paddlefish's sharp, protruding snout made it one of the largest freshwater species in the world. Since scientists declared it ex...
Chicago coyote captured after 2 suspected attacks reported
CHICAGO — Authorities on the hunt for coyotes in downtown Chicago after two reported attacks, including one where passersby said they had to pull a wi...
Moon river: Rocket part ferried on the mighty Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS — With a brass band playing and a parade of workers sporting Mardi Gras beads, a huge component of a new rocket system was wheeled slowly ...
Aleutian volcano spews up ash cloud in two strong bursts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands spewed ash into flight paths, prompting a warning to pilots by the National Weather Service...
Big study finds no strong sign linking baby powder & cancer
U.S. government-led research found no strong evidence linking baby powder with ovarian cancer in the largest analysis to look at the question.
Gardening trends for 2020? Think unconventional, sustainable
Gardeners in 2020 will veer from the beaten path, opting for unconventional varieties and eco-conscious surroundings, according to a plant trends stud...
5.8-magnitude quake strikes Puerto Rico, damaging homes
GUÁNICA, Puerto Rico — A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely crack...
Wildfires threaten unique critters on Australian ‘Galapagos’
SYDNEY — It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But de...
Fake frogs in school dissections eliminate gross-out-factor
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — It's a rite of passage in schools across the U.S.: frog dissection.
US astronaut sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman
A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in ...
To battle opioid crisis, some track overdoses in real time
ALBANY, N.Y. — Drug overdose patients rushed to some emergency rooms in New York's Hudson Valley are asked a series of questions: Do you have stable h...
Government proposes release of Fukushima water to sea or air
TOKYO — Japan's economy and industry ministry proposed on Monday the gradual release or evaporation of massive amounts of treated but still radioactiv...
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Statio...
Scientists struggle to save seagrass from coastal pollution
DURHAM, N.H. — Peering over the side of his skiff anchored in the middle of New Hampshire’s Great Bay, Fred Short liked what he saw.
Boeing crew capsule returning to Earth after aborted flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing aimed to bring its Starliner crew capsule back to Earth on Sunday to end its first test flight, a mission cut short by a...