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Ship with no crew to sail across the Atlantic
A full-size, crewless research ship is to make one of the world's first autonomous transatlantic voyages.
Hurricane Sally approaches U.S. Gulf Coast with 'life-threatening' storm surge
Hurricane Sally drew nearer to the U.S. Gulf Coast Monday night as the National Hurricane Center said it would bring "life-threatening" storm surge to the region.
Kim Jong Un praises army for typhoon recovery 'miracles'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured a rural village that was transformed after typhoon damage into a "socialist fairyland," state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Hurricane Sally approaches U.S. Gulf Coast with 'life-threatening' storm surge
Hurricane Sally drew nearer to the U.S. Gulf Coast Monday night as the National Hurricane Center said it would bring "life-threatening" storm surge to the region.
Pacific Northwest air quality is worst in the world due to wildfires
Air quality ranked the worst in the world Monday in Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Vancouver, B.C. as smoke from hundreds of western wildfires polluted the air in the Pacific...
Daimler reaches $1.5B settlement over alleged emissions cheating
German automaker Daimler AG and its U.S. subsidiary Mercedes-Benz reached a $1.5 billion settlement with the U.S. government Monday over alleged emissions cheating.
Groups propose 0.5% global fee on basic chemicals
Funds would help developing countries manage chemicals and waste
Some American cities could grow all their food locally, study finds
Metropolitan regions in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest could grow all of their food locally, within 155 miles, according to a new study.
U.S. wildfire smoke clings to B.C., wafts east to Alberta
Air quality is only expected to improve marginally in B.C. by Tuesday as an infusion of Pacific ocean air starts to push smoke from wildfires in Oregon and Washington state...
Trump calls for improved forest management during visit to California amid wildfires
President Donald Trump called for improved forest management amid wildfires burning through the western United States during a visit to California on Monday, while Gov. Gavin Newsom cited climate change...
Navy sailors train with Marines for CMV-22B Ospreys
Navy sailors joined Marines in training on the CMV-22B Osprey aircraft after the Navy received its first of 39 Ospreys, the Marines announced on Monday. The aim is to ease...
Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with a slow drenching
Hurricane Sally, one of five storms lined up as if on a conveyor belt across the Atlantic, churned toward the Louisiana-Mississippi coast Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least...
Health warnings issued as smoke from Bobcat fire chokes L.A. air quality
With the Bobcat fire in the Angeles National Forest at nearly 32,000 acres Sunday, smoke from the blaze continues to create poor air quality across the Los Angeles Basin.
Nearly 100 earthquakes swarm Yellowstone in 24 hours. Here's what experts are saying
A swarm of 91 earthquakes rattled the Yellowstone National Park region in just 24 hours on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quakes trembled southwest of Yellowstone...
Antarctica: Cracks in the ice
West Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier and Thwaites Glacier have been undergoing rapid changes, with potentially major consequences for rising sea levels. However, the processes that underlie these changes and their...
88-year-old man will walk final mile to total Earth's circumference
An 88-year-old man has walked 24,900 miles, and plans to finish the final mile Oct. 3 to total the circumference of the Earth.
NASA catches development of eastern Atlantic's tropical storm Vicky
NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed a low-pressure area in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean, and it showed the system becoming more organized. Soon after Aqua passed overhead, the low became Tropical...
Ancient volcanoes once boosted ocean carbon, but humans are now far outpacing them
A new study of an ancient period that is considered the closest natural analog to the era of modern human carbon emissions has found that massive volcanism sent great waves...
Antarctica: Cracks in the ice
In recent years, the Pine Island Glacier and the Thwaites Glacier in west Antarctica has been undergoing rapid changes, with potentially major consequences for rising sea levels. However, the processes...
COVID-19 closed his dance piece. But 6 months later, a triumphant return
Chris Emile's show about Black masculinity premiered in March at the MAK Center in West Hollywood. How he's resurrected it, with pandemic precautions.
Trump to visit California as wildfires ravage western U.S.
President Donald Trump was scheduled to make a brief trip to California to discuss the raging West Coast wildfires on Monday.
Amazon says it will add 100,000 jobs in U.S., Canada
Amazon said Monday it plans to hire 100,000 new workers in the United States and Canada and will add dozens of new fulfillment centers and delivery stations.
Trump to visit Calif. as U.S. wildfire death toll rises to at least 35
President Donald Trump was scheduled to make a brief stop in California to discuss the raging West Coast wildfires on Monday after the official death toll was raised to at...
Niagara Regional Police locate loose ball python snake unharmed
A ball python snake has been located unharmed after being on the loose since Aug. 30, Niagara Regional Police said.
Sally 'rapidly' strengthens into hurricane ahead of U.S. arrival
Tropical Storm Sally is strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Monday afternoon as it nears the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The world's first digital snow guide
The bilingual Snow Competence website gathers together all available knowledge on how to ensure good snow conditions in the future, in the most efficient and sustainable way possible. The research-based...
Improving the resistance of crops to combined climatic stresses
The Ecophysiology and Biotechnology Group of the Jaume I University of Castellón has studied the essential mechanisms to obtain plants of agronomic interest with greater capacity to face high temperatures,...
Pandemic recovery plans neglecting green economy: OECD
The OECD on Monday faulted governments for neglecting the green economy in multi-trillion recovery plans against the impact of COVID-19, thus threatening to leave the planet worse off than before.