Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
Matt Walker sits at home with Bailey, his gene-edited hypoallergenic beagle, in New York on Aug. 4, 2026.…
Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate
FILE – A firefighter carries a hose while battling a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, west of…
Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more…
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space,…
Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s…
Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have found the oldest known evidence of the plague, which sparked deadly outbreaks…
A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue moon…
WHO head will oversee evacuation of passengers, crew from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
A passenger on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, takes a photo of the ship’s weighing anchor…
Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — More than two dozen passengers left a cruise ship hit by a deadly…
Male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lone coyote stunned biologists and others when it paddled its way to remote…
Scientists trace latest interstellar comet’s home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated…
Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn’t done
David Douches, a Michigan State University professor who leads the school’s Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, holds a…