New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New...
Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining...
Verdict in for wildlife mystery in Nevada where DNA tests show suspected wolves were...
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The verdict is in. The latest wildlife mystery in Nevada has been solved.Scientists who set out on a trail through...
Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in nearly a decade, but Earth should be...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly a decade Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth...
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study...
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year's destructive swelter was made 45...
Astronomers find the biggest known batch of planet ingredients swirling around young star
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the biggest known batch of planet-making ingredients swirling around a young star.The...
Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year...
The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study found.When the temperatures spiked...
A US museum curator detained in Turkey over claims of spider smuggling says he...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A curator at the American Museum of Natural History was detained in Istanbul on Monday while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider...
Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. and potentially disrupt communications this...
World Food Prize goes to 2 who helped protect vital seeds in an Arctic...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two men who were instrumental in the “craziest idea anyone ever had” of creating a global seed vault designed...
A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth’s size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say
DALLAS (AP) — A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, researchers...