Sep 30 Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central U.S. as another Pacific hurricane forms By Mead Gruver, Associated Press Tropical weather that surged onshore from the Pacific soaked more of the U.S. on Wednesday while forecasters announced yet another hurricane off the coast of Mexico. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Senate health committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor, was advanced out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on a 12 to 11 vote to serve as surgeon general after she was grilled at her confirmation… Continue reading
Sep 30 Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 6:37 Self-regulation 'not enough' for AI safety, Gary Marcus says By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Genesis Magpayo Top tech executives met with President Trump on Tuesday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence amid growing concerns over AI models losing control. Researchers and lawmakers are calling for stronger safeguards, but Trump said the technology is transforming the… Continue watching
Sep 18 Meet Earth's newest wild cat species, living in Bolivia and the first named in over a century By Paola Flores, Associated Press A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years after being taken in by a local family. Continue reading
Sep 18 'An unworldly experience.' Why scientists flew into firestorm clouds this wildfire season By Jackie Hai As wildfires grow bigger and hotter in many parts of the world, researchers have embarked on an airborne mission to learn more about the severe storm clouds that sometimes form over the most intense blazes. Continue reading
Sep 17 T. rex had a body temperature similar to our own, study finds By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Using fossilized teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex's temperature — and it wasn't too different from our own. Continue reading
Sep 17 Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, analysis finds By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across Nepal, according to a report released Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 17 A global AI safety strategy depends on U.S.-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem By Chan Ho-him, Associated Press AI governance is expected to be on the agenda in a meeting planned for next week in Washington between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Continue reading
Sep 16 Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979. The massive glacier melt is mainly attributed to warmer waters eroding the ice sheets from below and the sides. Continue reading