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Tangier Island residents work to preserve culture threatened by rising sea levels

By Christine Zirneklis

Rising waters due to climate change and erosion are diminishing the landmass of Tangier Island, Virginia, a tiny speck of land in the Chesapeake Bay, and threatening a centuries-old culture fostered by the island’s isolation. PBS News Student Reporting Labs’…

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NASA decides 2 astronauts will stay in space until 2025, nixing return on Boeing capsule

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the…

Tropical storm forecast to hit Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain this weekend

By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press

A tropical storm is expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend as it passes south of the island chain.

Astronomers join calls to create time standard for the moon, where seconds tick by faster

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

An international group of astronomers has joined calls to create a standard for keeping time on the moon, where seconds tick by faster.

4 months of lunar spectacles start with August’s supermoon

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The first of four supermoons this year is about to rise. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full moon inches a little closer than usual.

LISTEN: NASA still deciding whether 2 Starliner astronauts will stay at ISS until 2025

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Rather than flying Boeing’s Starliner back to Earth, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams would catch a ride on SpaceX’s next flight. That option would keep them at the space station until next February.

How states dependent on the Colorado River are struggling to strike a long-term agreement

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado today than in decades past.

New research reveals Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

The unique stone lying flat at the center of the monument was brought to the site in southern England from more than 460 miles away, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Live map: Track the path of Hurricane Ernesto

Hurricane Ernesto barreled toward Bermuda on Thursday after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water as sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns about people’s health.