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How to turn fallen leaves into valuable leaf mold for your garden this fall

By Jessica Damiano, Associated Press

The annual carpet of dead leaves can be an important component in gardens. They can serve as root-protecting and insect-sheltering winter mulch or add to a robust compost mix.

Climate talks start with call for faster action and more togetherness, but without the U.S.

By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press

Leaders at the two-week Conference of Parties 30, or COP30, emphasize the need for collective action.

James D. Watson, scientist who co-discovered DNA's double-helix shape, dies at 97

By Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press

The breakthrough — made when the brash, Chicago-born Watson was just 24 — turned him into a hallowed figure in the world of science for decades. But near the end of his life, he faced condemnation and professional censure for…

China, world's top carbon polluter, is likely to overdeliver on its climate goals. Will that be enough?

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

For the first time, China set a specific target for reducing emissions. However, it falls short of what analysts say is needed.

World's biggest polluters are no-shows at start of UN climate summit in Brazil

By Isabel DeBre, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

Organizers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties — known as COP30 — will yield action to advance the many unmet promises laid out at previous such meetings. But the leaders of China, the United States and India will be…

Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that's 10 billion light years away

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

Studying such behemoths can help researchers understand the stellar neighborhood surrounding them.

Climate-fighting efforts have 'barely moved the needle,' UN report finds

By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press

Even rapid emission cuts may not prevent temperatures from reaching at least 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) this century.

How China's engineering mindset has shaped its infrastructure and society

By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson

For decades, China’s government has reshaped the country with dramatic displays of state power, from vast infrastructure projects that have remade entire provinces to nationwide campaigns that attempt to shape citizens’ behavior. Ali Rogin reports on what those sweeping measures…

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Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000 artifacts set to open after years of delays

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The museum, which is set to officially open Saturday, highlights Egypt's ancient civilization and is a centerpiece of the government’s drive to boost the tourist industry, a major source of foreign currency in the cash-strapped country.

International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

With only five years left at the complex, NASA is counting on private companies to launch their own orbiting stations with an even bigger and wider clientele.