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Tropical Storm Norbert forms in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land
Tropical Storm Norbert formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn’t threatening land, forecasters said.
Mamdani releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 health documents
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered the public release of over 170,000 pages of documents concerning public health and contamination data compiled in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Fossilized mastodon tooth from Ice Age discovered in California creek
The fossilized tooth of a Pacific mastodon, an extinct Ice Age species related to woolly mammoths, was recently found in a California creek.
Hurricane Lowell battered Hawaii’s western islands and is linked to at least 2 deaths
Hurricane Lowell's intense winds and storm surge that battered Hawaii's western islands this week are suspected in the deaths of at least two people.
In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed
The birds are up with the sunrise - warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops. Deer browse on tender buds emerging from dense shrubs. Black bears scrounge for roots, insects and other edibles.
Forest Service to close 23 research facilities in 15 states
The U.S. Forest Service is cutting 23 facilities across 15 states, saving $8.8 million in annual lease payments and $8 million in deferred maintenance costs.
National Guard troops head home after weeks of firefighting in Washington state
National Guard troops are returning home after spending more than six weeks battling fires that ravaged more than 300,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of houses and buildings in Washington.
Hungry black bears are running into trouble in the Rocky Mountains
Patrick Sullivan was sure it was a "crazy neighbor" honking a car horn nonstop while Sullivan was up feeding his infant son at 3 a.m. one night this summer.
A wind-fueled wildfire forces hundreds from homes in Turkey as firefighters battle flames
Firefighters on Tuesday battled a wildfire in Turkey's Mediterranean coastal province of Antalya that forced hundreds of people from their homes and injured at least two people, the state-run news agency reported.
Hawaii’s western islands hit by fierce winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Lowell
Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell were pelting Hawaii's western islands early Tuesday, bringing the threat of floods, mudslides and tornadoes.
World’s most endangered tigers born in Greece as zoos build a safety net
The world's most endangered tigers have started a family in Greece, offering hope for a predator rapidly vanishing from the wild.
These bulbs have evolved to avoid being eaten. You can take advantage of that
There's little worse in a gardener's mind than watching their careful planning and hard work go up in a cloud of teeth, thanks to every four-legged freeloader within chewing distance.
Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people
Nepal held a day of mourning Monday to remember those killed in the Aug. 26 floods, with flags lowered at government offices and families concluding mourning rituals.
Indonesia keeps several airports closed though volcanic eruption is easing
Indonesia extended the closure of several airports and shifted schools to remote learning in affected areas on Monday even though a volcanic eruption that has halted nearly 3,000 flights and coated areas with ash was subsiding.
Indonesia cancels flights at Jakarta airport and others as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
Anak Krakatau volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as volcanic ash drifted across parts of western Indonesia.
Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods
Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people.
Team of scientists recreates sounds of insects from Jurassic period
A multinational group of scientists was able to use the Jurassic fossils of katydid ancestors to reproduce the sounds they made.