From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed ‘disparaging’ to US
The Trump administration is reviewing material about slavery, the destruction of Native American culture, climate change and more…
Warming seas may halve key phytoplankton species’ population in tropical oceans
SEATTLE (AP) — For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive…
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the…
Kapalua golf course without irrigation for 7 days under worsening water restrictions
The Hawaii golf course that hosts the PGA Tour’s season opener was on its seventh day without irrigation…
A study finds there is less room for carbon capture than previously believed
The world has far fewer places to securely store carbon dioxide deep underground than previously thought, steeply lowering…
Brazil’s soybean moratorium pause raises deforestation concerns
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning…
Drones blasting AC/DC, Scarlett Johannson help biologists protect cattle from wolves
For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones.…
Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
OGUNQUIT, Maine — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day…
Florida’s once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change
“We really had to do something,” said Steven Spina, a member of the town council. “A lot of…
Lawyers: firefighter arrested by immigration authorities was in US legally
SEATTLE (AP) — Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by Border Patrol while…
AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst
TOKYO — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released…
Trump administration cuts funding for US offshore wind industry
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore…