Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2...
China launches rocket carrying new constellation of satellites
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China says it launched a rocket Tuesday carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to...
Tropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here’s how much...
Northern Florida, the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina and parts of North Carolina are bracing for severe rain and catastrophic flooding this...
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies at age 97
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese-American physicist Tsung-Dao Lee, who in 1957 became the second-youngest scientist to receive a Nobel Prize, died Sunday at his...
One church, two astronauts. How a Texas congregation is supporting its members on the...
About 10 miles from Johnson Space Center, a Houston-area church takes a moment during Wednesday Bible studies and Sunday evening services to pray for...
Ohio historical society settles with golf club to take back World Heritage tribal site
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s historical society announced a deal Thursday that will allow it to take control of an ancient ceremonial and burial...
Dutch province warns parents against taking young children to forests following wolf encounters
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A central Dutch province is urgently warning parents not to take young children to a popular forest area near...
Why does Vermont keep flooding? It’s complicated, but experts warn it could become the...
Vermont is flooding. Not just yesterday, two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could see catastrophic events like...
Olympics bet against climate change with swimming in Seine and may lose. Scientists say...
With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change's extreme weather. Now...
The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming...
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most...
