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Residents evacuated as Guatemalan volcano spews lava, rocks
Guatemalan authorities evacuated around a thousand people on Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks.
Watch: Skiers, snowboarders attempt to cross 80-foot pond
A Pennsylvania resort gave skiers and snowboarders the chance to win season passes -- and all they had to do was make it across a pond.
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America is becoming a nation of homebodies
In his February 2025 cover story for The Atlantic, journalist Derek Thompson dubbed our current era "the anti-social century."
New guidelines encourage widespread adoption of methane-reducing feed additives in dairy and livestock
After many decades of research, the dairy sector has a significant body of peer-reviewed research showing that feed additives can effectively reduce methane, the greenhouse gas that makes up most...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wide receiver Chris Godwin agree to $66M deal
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to a three-year, $66 million contract with wide receiver Chris Godwin, who was to hit free agency this off-season.
Hiring at Harvard University paused due to 'shifting federal policies'
Harvard University announced a faculty and staff hiring freeze Monday.
Boundaries of drainage basins shifted faster during past episodes of climate change, geologists suggest
Using a unique field site in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev geologists have presented the first-ever time-dependent record of drainage divide migration rates. Prof. Liran Goren, her student...
NZ's glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice—as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
New Zealand ranks third globally in the proportion of ice lost from glaciers. Almost 30% of ice volume has melted during the past 24 years and what remains is disappearing...
How ocean giants are born: Tracking the long-distance impact and danger of extreme swells
Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by a low pressure system in the North Pacific generated waves up to 20 meters high, and damaged coastlines and property thousands...
In the heart of vanilla country, farmers on the front lines of climate change struggle to adapt
As erratic weather upends the seasonal rhythms that crops depend on, farmers in the island nation of Madagascar are feeling the effects but struggle to adapt to the new normal.
32 people brought ashore after North Sea collision between oil tanker, cargo ship
More than 30 people are reported injured in a shipping crash off the coast of England Monday.
Carolina Panthers, cornerback Jayce Horn agree to record $100M extension
The Carolina Panthers and Jaycee Horn agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract extension, which will make him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history, his agency announced Monday.
1920s America, today’s political climate exhibit dark parallels
Today's administration policies are dark, strongly resembling how Americans felt during a pivotal decade 100 years ago, when dissatisfaction with the country led to discriminatory, hateful government policies.
Watch: 'Suits LA' teases Harvey Specter's return
Gabriel Macht will reprise Harvey Specter in next week's episode of "Suits: LA," his first on-screen return to the franchise since the original series ended in 2019.
In weekend horse racing, Thorpedo Anna picks up where she left off
Thorpedo Anna won her 3-year-old debut Saturday at Oaklawn Park, while Owen Almighty qualified at Tampa Bay Downs for a Kentucky Derby run, but will he take up the challenge?
Volcanic activity billions of years ago set the stage for Earth's oxygen-rich atmosphere, research suggests
It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in microorganisms capable of performing photosynthesis. Researchers,...
ARVO Foundation announces recipient of 2025 Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision Research
The ARVO Foundation congratulates Jacque Duncan, MD, FARVO -- 2025 recipient of the Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision. She will present a lecture on the topic at the 2025 ARVO...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as U.S.-South Korea joint military drill kicks off
North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Monday afternoon, Seoul's military said, on the first day of a large-scale joint U.S-South Korea military exercise on the...
Floods hit eastern Australia, 190,000 properties blacked out
Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 190,000 homes and businesses.
Scientists say Trump cuts threaten climate research, public safety
Climate scientist Tom Di Liberto had dreamed of working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since college. After more than a decade as a contractor, he finally secured...
'Day the Earth Blew Up' is 'Looney Tunes' at its meta, absurd best
"The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie," in theaters Friday, embraces the animated franchise breaking the fourth wall and having absurd adventures.
NORAD intercepts civilian aircraft flying near Trump's Mar-a-Lago
U.S. fighter jets twice intercepted civilian aircraft flying in restricted airspace near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend, military officials said.
Mark Carney to be Canada's next prime minister with Liberal Party election win
Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, was overwhelmingly elected the leader of the Liberal Party and the Great White North's next prime minister on Sunday.
Warming is chasing cloud forests steadily uphill
Cloud forests are biodiversity hot spots and crucial water sources. But climate change and deforestation are shrinking their range, new data show.
Some sea turtles are laying eggs earlier in response to climate change
A 1-degree-Celsius change in water temperature prompts sea turtles in Northern Cyprus to lay eggs nearly a week earlier on average.
Russian airstrikes kill 25, injure 40 in Ukraine
The Russian military killed at least 25 and injured at least 40 during airstrikes launched against the Donetsk area of Ukraine late Friday and early Saturday.
Tropical Storm Alfred flooding feared in eastern Australia
Tropical storm Alfred could cause significant flooding in eastern Australia despite the slowly moving storm no longer being a cyclone.