Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe has book out in September

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NEW YORK — The new chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy, Katharine Hayhoe, has written a book about climate change. ...

Assumptions about hurricane season face winds of change

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With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, some assumptions about the Atlantic hurricane season are being rethought. ...

Pre-embryos made in lab could spur research, ethics debates

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WASHINGTON — For the first time, scientists have used human cells to make structures that mimic the earliest stages of human development, which they...

Founder of Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo departs

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HONG KONG — Colin Huang, founder of the Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo, stepped down as chairman Wednesday just as the company’s annual user base...

As endangered birds lose their songs, they can’t find mates

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WASHINGTON — Male songbirds usually learn their tunes from adult mentors. But when aspiring crooners lack proper role models, they hit all the wrong...

Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in decades

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BEIJING — China’s capital and a wide swath of the country's north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to...

EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot

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LONDON — In recent days, countries including Denmark, Ireland, and Thailand have temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine after reports that some...

Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and...

Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and...

US astronaut launching next month may spend year in space

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA may soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world Russian movie-making deal. ...