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9:05 PM on Saturday, February 14

It is Carnival season in New Orleans

12:16 PM on Saturday, February 14

The International Space Station is back to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts

9:21 AM on Saturday, February 14

Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes have gathered at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets

8:56 AM on Saturday, February 14

The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales

8:59 PM on Friday, February 13

Phoenix is believed to be home to the world's largest colony of rosy-faced lovebirds outside of their native Africa

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California has given permanent endangered-species protections to several mountain lion populations along its coast, as officials warn the cats risk disappearing

5:16 AM on Friday, February 13

The first solar eclipse of the year is almost here, but very few people will see it

2:16 AM on Friday, February 13

The replacements for the astronauts involved in NASA's first medical evacuation are on their way to the International Space Station

9:02 PM on Thursday, February 12

California photographer and conservationist Krystle Hickman is on a quest to document hundreds of species of native bees, which are under threat by climate change and habitat loss, some of it caused by the more recognizable and agriculturally valued honey bee

7:57 PM on Thursday, February 12

Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other

2:56 PM on Thursday, February 12

The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.”

12:52 PM on Thursday, February 12

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The Trump administration has made it more difficult to curb planet-warming pollution by dumping a scientific finding that's the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases from power plants, vehicles and other sources

11:00 AM on Thursday, February 12

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests

11:00 AM on Thursday, February 12

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Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is set to make a powerful debut with a new equipment configuration as it flies with four boosters and carries Amazon’s internet satellites

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Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: whether gene editing might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol