Takeaways from The Associated Press’ report on lost shipping containers
LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — From clothes to metals used for manufacturing, most of the world’s everyday...
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Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach ...
The Perseids are here. Here’s how to see the ‘fireballs’ of summer’s brightest meteor shower
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color. The annual...
What could make a baby bison white?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park have generated excitemen...
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend. And...
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during...
This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton
WASHINGTON (AP) — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighe...
Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new Un...
Archeologists map lost cities in Ecuadorian Amazon, settlements that lasted 1,000 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest tha...
The largest great ape to ever live went extinct because of climate change, says new study
WASHINGTON (AP) — An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction when climate chang...
Contrary to politicians’ claims, offshore wind farms don’t kill whales. Here’s what to know.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a fl...
Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close e...
New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without...
Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left
TEKOHAW, Brazil (AP) — At dawn in this small Amazonian village in Brazil’s Para state, flocks of noi...
Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may up conflicts among Africa’s big cats.
Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn ...