Science News

4:07 PM on Monday, August 25

David Baron's book, “The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-Century America,” explores a fascinating cultural phenomenon, writes Associated Press breviewer Douglass K

10:02 AM on Monday, August 25

The Trump administration has halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut, citing national security concerns

9:00 AM on Monday, August 25

8:01 AM on Monday, August 25

Climate change is fueling conditions across several states that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers

6:55 AM on Sunday, August 24

New data shows that great white sharks are spending more time in the chilly waters off New England and Atlantic Canada

6:53 AM on Sunday, August 24

Boaters, beachgoers and fishermen who spend time in the chilly waters of New England and Canada are learning to live with great white sharks

7:53 PM on Saturday, August 23

Shilo Sanders was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, less than 24 hours after he was ejected from a game for throwing a punch, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday

11:01 PM on Friday, August 22

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles

9:15 PM on Friday, August 22

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has resumed its eruption by shooting an arc of lava high into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor

10:51 AM on Friday, August 22

Famine is now occurring in Gaza City

6:20 AM on Friday, August 22

Berlin’s newest panda twins have celebrated their first birthday with frozen vegetable treats and a candle made out of bamboo shoots

4:45 AM on Friday, August 22

10:56 PM on Thursday, August 21

Another U.S. military mini shuttle has blasted off on a secret mission

3:34 PM on Thursday, August 21

A medical museum in Philadelphia is redrawing its policies about collecting and displaying human remains

10:45 AM on Thursday, August 21

Modern humans and Neanderthals may have interacted 100,000 years earlier than previously thought

8:01 AM on Thursday, August 21

When the court lights flicker on at the U.S. Open, tennis stars shine under illumination designed to cut light pollution

3:00 AM on Thursday, August 21

Giraffes are now classified into four distinct species in Africa

2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 20

12:27 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Philadelphia Zoo is showing off 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings

11:44 AM on Monday, August 18

Hurricane Erin has pounded the North Carolina coast with strong waves and gusty winds as it slowly moves out to sea