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Climate Alternative Crops

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Dandelions and shrubs to replace rubber, new grains and more: Are alternative crops realistic?

By MELINA WALLING

Japan Rocket

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Japan’s new flagship H3 rocket reaches orbit in a key test after failed debut last year

By MARI YAMAGUCHI

Coral Restoration Death

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Hot seawater killed most of cultivated coral in Florida Keys in setback for restoration effort

By SETH BORENSTEIN

Asteroid Samples

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NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble

By MARCIA DUNN

Moon Landing

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US company’s lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week

By MARCIA DUNN

Kenya Relocating Rhinos

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Rhinos are returned to a plateau in central Kenya, decades after poachers wiped them out

By TOM ODULA and DESMOND TIRO

Climate Northeast Coastal Inundation

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It’s time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why

By PATRICK WHITTLE

Japan Moon Landing

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Are we about to find out the moon’s origin? Japan’s space agency says it may now have clues

By MARI YAMAGUCHI

Round Stingray Surprise Pregnancy

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Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium

By BEN FINLEY

Climate Lab Grown Diamonds

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Lab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY

Climate Polar Bear Diet

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For threatened polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition

By SETH BORENSTEIN

Lake Superior-Shipwreck

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Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior

By Associated Press

UN Migratory Species

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Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says

By CHRISTINA LARSON

Space Station-Private Crew

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Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip

By MARCIA DUNN

2024 Winter TCA – “The Space Race”

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Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due

By JAKE COYLE

Climate Scientist Defamation

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Jury awards climate scientist Michael Mann $1 million in defamation lawsuit

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM

California Plastic Bag Ban

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California bill would ban all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

By ADAM BEAM

Baby Penguin Boom

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A baby boom of African penguin chicks hatches at a San Francisco science museum

By Associated Press

Germany Veteran Flamingo

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Berlin’s zoo is mourning Ingo the flamingo, who died at what’s believed to be at least 75

By Associated Press

APTOPIX Iceland Volcano

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A volcano in Iceland is erupting again, spewing lava and cutting heat and hot water supplies

By MARCO DI MARCO

NASA Satellite Launch

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NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth

By MARCIA DUNN

Books Anthony Fauci

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Anthony Fauci will reflect on his long government career in ‘On Call,’ to be published in June

By HILLEL ITALIE

Solar-Eclipse-Cities

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April’s total solar eclipse is a month away. Here’s why it’s worth the watch and how to stay safe

By MARCIA DUNN

Hot January

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Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month. Golfers get to play in Minnesota’s ‘lost winter’

By SETH BORENSTEIN and STEVE KARNOWSKI

Climate Scientist Defamation

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Jury to decide on climate scientist Michael Mann’s defamation suit over comparison to molester

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM

Japan Killer Whales

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A pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan has apparently safely escaped

By MARI YAMAGUCHI

Chile Forest Fires Extreme Conditions

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How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s

By ED DAVEY

Climate Caribbean Sponges Warming

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Ocean sponges suggest Earth has warmed longer, more than thought; some scientists dubious

By SETH BORENSTEIN

Russia Cosmonaut Record

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A Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space

By The Associated Press

Japan Nuclear Earthquake

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Residents ask for a full examination of damage to a Japanese nuclear plant caused by a recent quake

By MARI YAMAGUCHI

Caliornia Storms

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What’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon

Associated Press

Isle Royale Wolves Survey

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Warm weather forces park officials to suspend Isle Royale wolf count for first time in decades

By TODD RICHMOND

Tropical Storms New Cone

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US center’s tropical storm forecasts are going inland, where damage can outstrip coasts

By CURT ANDERSON

Sea Otters

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Hungry sea otters are helping save California’s marshlands from erosion

By CHRISTINA LARSON

Artificial Intelligence Washington

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Washington state to develop guidelines for agencies using generative AI

By HALLIE GOLDEN

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