Science

May 27, 2023 at 4:18 am

Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis VIEW

Egyptian antiquities authorities have unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo.

May 26, 2023 at 10:59 am

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it has US approval to begin trials in people

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it's gotten permission from U.S. regulators to begin testing its device in people.

Business

May 26, 2023 at 10:24 am

Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from bakery

A hungry bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away.

May 26, 2023 at 9:47 am

Killer whales damage boats in Spanish, Portuguese waters in puzzling new behavior

A pod of killer whales repeatedly rammed a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar this week, damaging it enough to require Spanish rescuers to come...

Business

May 26, 2023 at 8:55 am

Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue

In a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, a judge ruled that chemical retardant is polluting streams in Western states but says it can keep being...

May 26, 2023 at 8:09 am

Crash of private Japanese moon lander blamed on software, last-minute location switch

A Tokyo company whose lunar lander slammed into the moon says a software issue and a last-minute switch in the touchdown location led to the...

Business

May 26, 2023 at 3:59 am

New British Cycling rules bar transgender women from competing in elite female events

Riders who were born male will be prevented from racing in British Cycling’s elite female events under a new transgender and non-binary participation policy published...

May 25, 2023 at 11:41 pm

Three cheetah cubs die in India amid sweltering heat wave

Three cheetah cubs born to a big cat brought to India from Africa last year died in the past week in central India’s Kuno National...

Nation & World

May 25, 2023 at 5:40 pm

South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite, as North Korea plans first spy satellite VIEW

South Korea has launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time as part of its growing space development program, as rival North Korea is pushing...

Nation & World

Only a gray haze remains in the air around Mount St. Helens, Wash., several hours after a small steam eruption sent steam and some ash several thousand feet in to the air Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, as seen from the Johnson Ridge Observatory. The eruption, which scientists had been predicting for several days, didn’t stop hundreds of curious visitors from visiting the site Friday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

May 25, 2023 at 4:41 pm

Landslide prompts trek for Mount St. Helens observatory supplies

Outdoor adventurers ascended Mount St. Helens to retrieve supplies from the Johnston Ridge Observatory that are necessary for summer operations during the landslide closure.

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