US Coal Miners Unearth Mammoth Tusk Buried for Thousands of Years

BISMARCK, ND — The first person to spot it was a shovel operator working the overnight shift, eyeing a glint of white as he scooped up a giant mound of dirt and dropped it into a dump truck

India’s First Solar Observatory Reaches Destination 

New Delhi — India has achieved another milestone in space exploration by successfully placing a spacecraft in an orbit from which it will study the sun for five years

US Flu, COVID Infections Worsen Over Holidays

NEW YORK — The flu season in the U

Largest Male Specimen of World's Most Venomous Spider Found in Australia

sydney — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world's most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by [..]

More US Hospitals Requiring Masks as Flu, COVID-19 Cases Surge

NEW YORK — More U

Busy Week for SpaceX; Wild Buffaloes Get a Tech Upgrade

A busy week for SpaceX launches

US Seizes Illegal E-Cigarettes, as Thousands of New Ones Are Launching

WASHINGTON — Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U

Mexican President Says 'Super Pharmacy' to Supply Medicines to All

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's president inaugurated a huge super pharmacy Friday in a bid to help patients throughout the country who are told they need a specific medicine, but their hospital doesn't have it

Most US Endangered Species Money Goes to Handful of Species

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‘Extinction Rebellion’ Climate Activists Block Part of Amsterdam Highway

AMSTERDAM — Climate activists blocked part of the main highway around Amsterdam near the former headquarters of ING bank Saturday to protest its financing of fossil fuels

As Tree Species Face Decline, 'Assisted Migration' Gains Popularity in Pacific Northwest

portland, oregon — As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate change, the U

US Military's Secretive Spaceplane Launched on Possible Higher-Orbit Mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The U

Entrepreneur Recycles Metal and Other Parts of Old Solar Panels

Yuma, Arizona — As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable energy, a new pollution problem is rearing its head: What to do with old or worn-out solar panels?  Thousands of photovoltaic slabs are being installed across the Uni[..]

In Colombia, Illegally Felled Timber Repurposed to Help Bees

Socorro, Colombia — In northeast Colombia, police guard warehouses stacked high with confiscated timber with a noble new destiny: transformation into homes for bees beleaguered by pesticides and climate change

Looking Back at the Year in Space

An out-of-this-world Christmas greeting from the past