Each February, more than 2,000 players descend on Meredith, New Hampshire, for the three-day Pond Hockey Classic
February 14, 2024
The caption may say that only scientists and trained professionals should handle wild animals, but viewers remember the image, not the words.
February 14, 2024
A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in the second of its two new reactors, in a key step toward providing carbon-free electricity
February 14, 2024
A team of scientists says extreme wind and rain may contribute to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks
February 14, 2024
Officials say the first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February caused more than $2.4 million in damages
February 15, 2024
Scientists say the back-to-back storms that lashed the Northeast in January were more of a sign of things to come than an anomaly
February 15, 2024
Conservationists in Kenya are celebrating as rhinos were returned to a grassy plateau that hasn’t seen them in decades
February 15, 2024
Hard rock minerals like gold, silver, copper and lithium on public lands belong to the American public, but under a 150-year-old law, the US gives them away for free.
February 15, 2024
Volkswagen Group-backed Scout Motors is celebrating the start of construction on its $2 billion electric SUV plant in South Carolina
February 15, 2024
Conservationists at the National Archives are still working to clean up the building’s rotunda area after a pair of protesters dumped reddish powder Wednesday afternoon on the display case housing the original U.S. Constitution
February 16, 2024
A hot, dry summer on the heels of a wet winter raises the risk of wildfires.
February 16, 2024
Researchers are finding that record hot seawater killed more than three-quarters of human-cultivated coral that scientists had placed in the Florida Keys in recent years
February 16, 2024
Federal authorities said the second critically endangered North Atlantic right whale found dead in the last month showed injuries consistent with a collision with a ship
February 17, 2024
Many companies, philanthropic organizations and national and international entities tout the promise of alternative crops to fight climate change
February 17, 2024
Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is behind on getting food recycling programs up and running
February 18, 2024
Parts of the United States are experiencing a rare natural phenomenon with the simultaneous emergence of two enormous adjacent broods of periodical cicadas.
May 30, 2024
Humans have synced their calendars to the sun and moon for centuries, but every so often, these systems need a little correction.
February 19, 2024
On a small, remote island in the Pacific Ocean, an unlikely predator feasts on the world’s largest albatross colony. Researchers are trying to figure out how to stop these murderous mice.
February 20, 2024
Large parts of Appalachia’s forests, once owned by coal companies, now make money for investors by storing carbon. But the results bring few jobs or sizable investments for residents.
February 20, 2024
Much of saturated California remains under threat of floods as the latest winter storm blows through, but so far the state has escaped the severity of damage spawned by a recent atmospheric river
February 20, 2024
Maine's governor says a state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation’s first floating offshore wind power research array
February 20, 2024
Authorities say a Colorado man is dead after being bitten by his pet Gila monster
February 21, 2024
A U.S. appeals court has struck down a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands
February 21, 2024
India is renewing its push to add rooftop solar to meet the needs of a fast-growing nation that's hungry for energy
February 22, 2024
China is planning to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo after nearly all the iconic bears in the U.S. were returned to the Asian country in recent years
February 22, 2024
Southwest Airlines warns staff of 'tough decisions' ahead, Bloomberg reports
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president
California firefighter accused of sparking blazes in the state's wine country
US not responsible for violence in Mexico's Sinaloa state, ambassador says
Russian strike on apartment block in Kharkiv injures 12
GM to lay off about 1,700 workers at Kansas plant
Tens of thousands of bees found living in a Maine family’s farmhouse
Bernard runs for 182 yards and No. 12 Utah wins Big 12 debut, beating No. 14 Oklahoma State 22-19
Mullings' 2nd TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan to 27-24 win over No. 11 USC
No. 3 Ohio State looks ahead to Big Ten schedule after rolling through nonconference games