Basic Research

Did you remember to pack the antimatter? CERN takes antiprotons for a short drive

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

Scientists in Geneva took some antiprotons out for a spin — a very delicate one — in a truck, in a never-tried-before test drive that has been deemed a success.

'Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot' as record-smashing heat spreads

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

And it's not going away for awhile.

The Southwest smashing heat records in March 'is what climate change looks like'

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

It's more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weather wildness that is occurring ever more frequently as Earth’s warming builds.

Is spring really, finally here? What to know about the vernal equinox

By Associated Press

It's far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday.

Oldest known recording of a whale song could unlock mysteries of the ocean

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Researchers say the discovery of the oldest known recordings of whale sounds could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate.

U.S. forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Experts link the stretch of U.S. weather extremes to a sharply dipping jet stream.

Twin lava fountains from Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures

By Jennifer Kelleher, Associated Press

Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, has been dazzling residents and visitors for more than year with an on-and-off eruption that periodically sends fountains of lava soaring into the sky.

Study finds sea levels are higher than we thought, placing millions more at risk

By Seth Borenstein, Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press

Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said.