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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say...

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By MARÍA VERZAPOPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl v...

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As this interstellar object approached its closest point to Earth, a massive radio telescope attempted to sniff out a technosignature.

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The global burden of Candida auris has been increasing since its discovery in 2009, a new review finds.

Scientists are discovering that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways — driving heavy, deadly rainfall and flooding

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