Science

Cardinals manager calls Astros' upheaval a `healthy purge'

By Chuck King, Associated Press

St. Louis manager Mike Shildt described technology's rapid encroachment on baseball in recent years as ethically murky, expressing his satisfaction in Commissioner Rob Manfred's intention to cut down the use of in-game video.

Can beer help save an Arizona river?

By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo, Sam Weber

Arizona has endured two decades of drought, forcing farmers and others there to look for ways to conserve water. In the rural town of Camp Verde, an experimental program is bringing farmers and a malthouse together with the hopes of…

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U.S. agency to pay for 11,000 miles of fuel breaks in 6 states

By Associated Press

The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to fund 11,000 miles (17,703 kilometers) of strategic fuel breaks in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Utah in an effort to help control wildfires.

Sea of obstacles imperil American Samoa's tuna industry

By Mike Taibbi, Laura Fong, Mori Rothman

Locally based fishermen who supply the lone Starkist tuna cannery in American Samoa are facing a perfect storm of obstacles that are threatening their economic survival. A battle is now on in the U.S. territory to fend off those looming…

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Body found in rough seas as UK faces another fierce storm

By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Rescuers found a body in rough seas following an extensive search Saturday off the coast of southeast England, as Britain faced a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding.

Coronavirus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals

By Sam McNeil, Candice Choi, Associated Press

Experts say wild animals can carry unknown viruses and that human contact with them needs to more carefully managed as the world's population grows.

How Native tribes are taking the lead on planning for climate change

By Nicola Jones, Yale Environment 360

With their deep ties to the land and reliance on fishing, hunting, and gathering, indigenous tribes are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Now, native communities across North America are stepping up to adopt climate action plans to…

Trump's $1.5 billion uranium bailout triggers rush of mining plans

By Brady McCombs, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's proposal to prop up the country's nuclear fuel industry has emboldened at least one company to take steps toward boosting operations at dormant uranium mines around the West, including outside Grand Canyon National Park.

South Africa seeks more renewable energy amid power cuts

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

South Africans have been outraged by rolling power cuts in the current mid-summer that also have worried investors.

Last month was hottest January on record, U.S. scientists say

By Associated Press

The global average land and ocean surface temperature in January was 2.05 degrees F above the average January temperatures for the 20th century, due to the changing climate.