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Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in Missouri

A beloved bald eagle who gained popularity for incubating a rock in 2023 is being mourned Saturday after the 33-year-old avian died following intense storms that recently moved through Missouri.

Mar 22, 2025 11:48 AM Read more >

Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts ju

Mar 22, 2025 8:01 AM Read more >

Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust

In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes.

Mar 22, 2025 6:16 AM Read more >

A rare peek at the hidden waterworks behind Rome鈥檚 Trevi Fountain

ROME (AP) 鈥� The Trevi Fountain , arguably the world鈥檚 most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini鈥檚鈥淟a Dolce Vita鈥� to Netflix鈥檚鈥淓mily in Paris.

Mar 22, 2025 1:02 AM Read more >

Carney keeping emissions cap on oil and gas, but focusing on investing in green tech

OTTAWA 鈥� Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Friday that his government would keep the emissions cap on oil and gas production in place if elected 鈥� but would fast-track investments in carbon capture to meet those emissions targets.

Mar 21, 2025 6:29 PM Read more >

Researchers say the US government tried to erase sexual orientation from their findings

Two California researchers said Friday that a U.S. government health publication instructed them to remove data on sexual orientation from a scientific manuscript that had been accepted for publication.

Mar 21, 2025 3:54 PM Read more >

Nearly half of landslides during 小蓝视频 disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study

VANCOUVER 鈥� Nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia's atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had been logged or burned by wildfire, a study has found.

Mar 21, 2025 2:58 PM Read more >

Takeaways from Associated Press report on efforts to capture carbon in the ocean

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) 鈥� A growing industry is racing to engineer a solution to global warming using the absorbent power of the oceans.

Mar 21, 2025 11:53 AM Read more >

Ocean dumping 鈥� or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) 鈥� From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping climate change .

Mar 21, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) 鈥� New York鈥檚 Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece , the latest repatriation marking a broader shift in the museum world to retur

Mar 21, 2025 11:11 AM Read more >