Trump pauses 5 offshore wind projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday suspended leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction…
Photos show penguins, seals and orcas in the warming Antarctic Peninsula
ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t…
Harvesting Sri Lanka’s tea was already a struggle for workers. Then came devastating floods
CRAIGHEAD ESTATE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Arumugam Manikavalli, awakened by ferocious rain and rumbling earth, fled her home…
Warm weather and low snowpack bedevil Western ski resorts
EDWARDS, Colo. — Ski resorts are struggling to open runs, walk-through ice palaces can’t be built, and the…
Some animals have evolved extreme ways to sleep in precarious environments
Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans…
Lasers used in first restoration of iconic Roman monument in 40 years
Rome — Perched above rooftops in the heart of Rome, restorers on Thursday used laser beams to clean…
See stunning photos of animals and nature captured by AP photojournalists in 2025
The Associated Press’ most striking images from nature in 2025 show existence as fragile as an albino turtle…
Study finds climate change worsened Asia cyclones
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly…
Trump administration must reinstate FEMA disaster funds, judge says
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled…
Palestinians left cold and soaked by winter storm hitting Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside…
Nearly 30,000 trafficked animals were rescued in a monthlong global operation
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Nearly 30,000 live animals were rescued in a monthlong global operation against wildlife…
Unusual weather conditions feed atmospheric river drenching Pacific Northwest
Warm water and air and unusual weather conditions tracing back as far as tropical cyclone flooding in Indonesia…