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3:34 AM on Sunday, July 26

A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station

FILE - A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Port Stephens north of Sydney, Australia, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Whale 'supergroups' show numbers are rebounding from hunting. But Iran war holds dangers for them

7:23 PM on Saturday, July 25

A renowned wildlife photographer says he and his wife documented the rare sight of around 300 humpback whales coming together off the coast of South Africa in what's known as a whale “supergroup.”

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks

3:52 PM on Friday, July 24

SpaceX’s Starship rocket has blasted off on another test flight, this time carrying 20 of the most advanced Starlinks

Colorado prepares for screwworms, as the pest that was eradicated in 1966 returns to the US

5:43 AM on Friday, July 24

Pyper Leblanc kisses a tin rooster goodbye after a visit to the Hilton Winn Farm in Ogunquit, Maine, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat

2:20 PM on Thursday, July 23

Giant metal roosters are popping up on lawns in and around a coastal Maine community and as far away as New Zealand in support of a 6-year-old autistic girl and her love of the colorful creations

Rhiya Ahir, a model, blocks a police van carrying detained protesters during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashish Vaishnav)

A single photo captures the resolve behind India's “Cockroach” protests

2:55 AM on Thursday, July 23

A young woman stands in front of a blue police van in a rain-soaked hoodie, one hand pressed against the metal

FILE - Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencers

9:02 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Federal health advisers are recommending broader access to controversial chemicals called peptides

More than half of Earth’s migratory bird species are declining – here’s how we can still save them

5:01 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Senior research associate Hesley Dalton, center, reviews the placement of elkhorn coral in a saltwater restoration tank with research assistant Julia Cafiero and interns Jennifer Dranetz and Jonathan Smotrich at the the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Florida researchers bring endangered elkhorn coral ashore to protect them

2:17 PM on Wednesday, July 22

University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore

This image released by Discovery Channel shows KPop singer Rei Ami, left, and actor-comedian Ken Jeong who appear in “K-Pop Shark Heroes," kicking off Discovery's annual "Shark Week." (Tito Herrera/Discovery Channel via AP)

Rei Ami from 'KPop Demon Hunters' and comedian Ken Jeong take a bite out of 'Shark Week'

9:56 AM on Wednesday, July 22

Rei Ami, known for her singing voice in “KPop Demon Hunters,” recently faced real sharks during a dive

Why are some animals considered ‘pests’? It comes down to culture and convenience

5:30 AM on Wednesday, July 22

New genetic approaches raise hopes for restoring the American chestnut to its former glory

5:29 AM on Wednesday, July 22

FILE - France's Minister of Ecological Transition Monique Barbut speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU Environment ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, file)

French President Macron refuses minister's resignation after dispute over pesticide bill

2:33 AM on Wednesday, July 22

French Minister for Environmental Transition Monique Barbut has decided to stay in office after meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, who did not accept her resignation

Under the watchful eye of scientists, volunteers clean the skeleton of a mastodonsaurus, a huge amphibian that walked the Earth 240 million years ago, at the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Ciobanu)

2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator

11:20 PM on Tuesday, July 21

More than 2,000 volunteers are helping Polish scientists restore a Mastodonsaurus skeleton

This image from video provided by SpaceX shows a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman’s mission robotic vehicle — dubbed MRV, launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (SpaceX via AP)

Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites

2:16 PM on Tuesday, July 21

A two-armed space robot is on its way to give extra life to out-of-gas satellites thousands of miles up

United States Fish and Wildlife Service Shorebird Monitor Allison Ruhl carries an adult oystercatcher at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge in South Kingstown, R.I., June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

6:13 AM on Monday, July 20

A shorebird known for its sharp, orange bill and beady eyes is making a comeback in North America thanks to a yearslong conservation effort

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party scuffle with police as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin)

Photos of police cracking down on India’s youth-led 'cockroach' movement in New Delhi

5:18 AM on Monday, July 20

Residents walk amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru's Andes region and kills at least 6 people

7:26 AM on Sunday, July 19

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake has shaken the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people

This image, taken by the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan2 Orbiter and provided by Marty McGuire, shows the Apollo 11 landing site with the lunar descent stage visible on the moon on April 2, 2021. (ISRO image processed by Marty McGuire/BackyardAstronomyGuy.com via AP)

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

10:39 AM on Friday, July 17

America's most daring, extraordinary feat, landing astronauts on the moon, remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere

Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much

5:20 AM on Tuesday, July 7

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