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Deadly elephant virus stalks Zurich zoo
A deadly virus has swept through Zurich's zoo, killing three Asian elephants in a month and leaving experts stumped as to how to s...
When Russia leaves, what's next for the Internatio...
Russia's announcement this week that it will leave the International Space Station "after 2024" raises critical questions about th...
Gorgosaurus sells for $6.1 mn at New York auction
The first skeleton of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur to go under the hammer sold for $6.1 million at auction in New York Thursday, Sotheby...
UK sea levels rising quicker than century ago: stu...
Sea levels are increasing around Britain at a far faster rate than a century ago while the country is warming slightly more than t...
NASA details plans to bring back Mars rock samples
NASA plans to bring 30 Martian rock samples back to Earth in 2033, the agency said Wednesday -- and is sending two small helicopte...
Fourth person 'cured' of HIV, but is a less risky...
AIDS researchers announced on Wednesday that a fourth person has been "cured" of HIV, but the dangerous procedure for patients als...
Pair of new studies point to natural Covid origin
An animal market in China's Wuhan really was the epicenter of the Covid pandemic, according to a pair of new studies in the journa...
Firefighters make progress battling latest Califor...
Firefighters made progress battling California's largest wildfire of the summer on Tuesday, with more than one-quarter of the blaz...
Russia to quit International Space Station 'after...
Russia said on Tuesday it was leaving the International Space Station "after 2024", amid tensions with the West, in a move analyst...
Record number of French regions face water restric...
A record 90 out of 96 mainland French regions face water restrictions due to an ongoing drought, official figures showed on Tuesda...
Airbus tests A400M military plane as water bomber
Airbus said Tuesday it had successfully tested its A400M military transporter as a water bomber as heatwaves cause an increasing n...
Alibaba seeks dual-primary listing in Hong Kong
E-commerce giant Alibaba said Tuesday it will seek a primary listing in Hong Kong, potentially giving access to China's vast pool...
Greek firefighters battle inferno 'disaster' at na...
Greek firefighters battled wildfires on three fronts Monday as flames destroyed around 2,200 hectares (5,400 acres) of woodland in...
Chinese astronauts set up new lab on space station
Astronauts entered the new lab module of China's space station for the first time Monday, in a major step towards completing the o...
China swelters under record heat
Cities across China were on red alert for heatwaves on Monday, as tens of millions of people were warned to stay indoors and recor...
Vanilla spice: arid Israel produces potent tropica...
In his busy Tel Aviv restaurant, chef Yair Yosefi adds a magic ingredient to his signature cake: Israel's first commercially produ...
Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows
A fierce California wildfire expanded early Sunday burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations, as tens of millions of...
Greece battles fierce wildfires amid Europe heatwa...
Greece on Sunday battled four major wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as soaring temperatures there and in Spain ra...
China launches second of three space station modul...
China on Sunday launched the second of three modules needed to complete its new space station, state media reported, the latest st...
US heat wave soars as California wildfire rages
Tens of millions of Americans already baking in a scorching heat wave braced Saturday for record-setting temperatures to climb, wh...
Battered by climate change, Latin America must bra...
Floods, heat waves and the longest drought in 1,000 years: Latin America is grappling with devastating climate change impacts that...
Italy heatwave peaks with 16 cities on red alert a...
Italy faced the hottest day of the current heatwave Friday with red extreme heat warnings issued for 16 cities across the country,...
String theory: NASA Mars rover discovers mystery o...
Is it tumbleweed? A piece of fishing line? Spaghetti?
Most countries 'woefully unprepared' for changing...
Major economies such as India, Brazil and Russia face "cascading" crises driven by climate change such as food insecurity, energy...
Smoke without fire? Researchers question heated to...
Heated tobacco products have soared in popularity as a "smoke free" alternative to cigarettes in recent years, but a peer-reviewed...
Vienna's horse-drawn carriages feel the heat
As much of Europe stifles under record high temperatures, Vienna's "fiaker" horse carriage drivers fear for their future with anim...
Webb telescope may have already found most distant...
Just a week after its first images were shown to the world, the James Webb Space Telescope may have found a galaxy that existed 13...
Biden vows climate action as heat waves slam US, E...
US President Joe Biden unveiled a series of executive measures Wednesday to combat climate change and pledged more to follow, seek...
Climate activists block UK's busiest motorway afte...
Climate demonstrators on Wednesday triggered a lengthy tailback on Britain's busiest motorway, warning that a record-breaking heat...
NASA's new Moon rocket to launch as soon as August...
Mark your calendars: NASA's Artemis program to return to the Moon could launch its first uncrewed test flight as soon as August 29...
Europe counts cost of heatwave as Spain PM says mo...
Spain's prime minister said "more than 500 people died" during a 10-day heatwave as Europe counts the cost of a record period of e...
Why Biden's climate agenda has faltered
President Joe Biden ran for office on a pledge to tackle the global climate crisis.