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Why nesting at ‘Octopus Garden’ helps female octopuses give their young a better shot at survival

By Amanda Kahn, Jim Barry, The Conversation

Thousands of pearl octopuses were discovered in 2018 lining thermal vents near a deep-sea volcano. Researchers now know why octopus moms gather there.

North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows another try

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

The announcement followed a statement by South Korea's military that North Korea had launched a long-range rocket. The North's space agency said it used the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit.

The significance of India’s successful landing on the moon’s south pole

By Amna Nawaz, Miles O'Brien, Mary Fecteau

It was a historic day for India as it became the fourth country to land on the moon. It comes after a failed attempt in 2019 and just days behind a failed Russian lunar landing. Prime Minister Modi watched alongside…

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A look at the plan to release Fukushima’s treated radioactive water into the sea

By Miles O'Brien

Japan is expected to release treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant as soon as Thursday. The government and the utility operating the facility say it is safe and the release is being closely monitored, but nearby countries…

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India becomes only the 4th country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

India made history by becoming the first country to touch down near the little-explored south pole region.

Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin approaches

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Franklin is expected to strengthen before making landfall late Tuesday in Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Concerns over ‘climate gentrification’ rise after devastating fire in Maui

By Isabella O'Malley, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

“Climate gentrification” — the concept that changes in housing markets occur after extreme weather events — can result in new, expensive developments that make the area more tourist-friendly and can exclude local people.

Picking up strength, Hurricane Hilary could reach California as a very rare tropical storm

By Associated Press

No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since Sept. 25, 1939, according to the National Weather Service.

A Pennsylvania study suggests links between natural gas drilling and asthma, lymphoma in children

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

In the reports, University of Pittsburgh researchers found what they called significant associations between gas industry activity and two ailments: asthma, and lymphoma in children, who are relatively rarely diagnosed with this type of cancer.

What a NASA mission to study a metallic asteroid may teach us about Earth’s core

By Jim Bell, The Conversation

Liftoff to the distant asteroid Psyche is scheduled for Oct. 5, 2023 – the beginning of a six-year journey to one of the most unusual objects in the solar system.