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September 26, 2016

Feds accuse Silicon Valley firm of hiring bias

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing a high-flying Silicon Valley software company of systematically ...

September 26, 2016

Jupiter moon may have water plumes that shoot up 125 miles

The Hubble Space Telescope has spied what appear to be water plumes on one of Jupiter's icy moons shooting up as high as 125 ...

September 26, 2016

Study: Earth's roughly warmest in about 100,000 years

A new study paints a picture of an Earth that is warmer than it has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into ...

September 26, 2016

US not on track to meet 2025 carbon pollution cutting goal

Unless it does more, the United States probably will fall short of goals set under last year's Paris agreement to ...

September 26, 2016

Australian Teen Surfer Stable after Shark Attack

A teenage surfer was in stable condition after he was bitten by a shark on Monday at the same Australian beach where a ...

September 26, 2016

Some elephants learning to avoid dangerous areas: Expert

Some African elephant herds are adapting to the danger of poaching by moving out of risky areas, according to one ...

September 26, 2016

Drugmaker Pfizer decides not to break up business

Drug giant Pfizer says it won't split into two publicly traded companies, despite pressure from investors frustrated by its ...

September 26, 2016

Poachers target rare bird's 'ivory' beak in Southeast Asia

Some call it "ivory on wings," part of the bill of a critically endangered bird in Southeast Asia that is sought by poachers ...

September 26, 2016

Mother Uncovers Impact of Son’s Organ Donation

When Sarah Gray’s son died of a birth defect at six days old, she gave his tissue to science. It took years to find out what ...

September 25, 2016

Israeli military indicts Palestinians for online incitement

The Israeli military says it has indicted more than 145 Palestinians so far this year for incitement over social media.

September 25, 2016

India to ratify Paris Agreement on climate change

India's prime minister said Sunday that his country will ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change early next month.

September 25, 2016

China begins operating world's largest radio telescope

The world's largest radio telescope began searching for signals from stars and galaxies and, perhaps, extraterrestrial life ...

September 25, 2016

US guidelines on self-driving cars get good reception at G-7

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Sunday that his counterparts in the Group of Seven nations welcomed U.S.

September 24, 2016

Snapchat debuts recording 'Spectacles,' changes company name

Social media app Snapchat is introducing video-recording glasses called Spectacles and is changing its company name to ...

September 24, 2016

The Latest: About 100 homes in Palo, Iowa, evacuated

The Latest on flooding along rain-swollen rivers in Iowa (all times local): 5:30 p.m. About 100 homes in low-lying areas of ...

September 24, 2016

Warmer waters might prevent baby lobsters from surviving

Baby lobsters might not be able to survive in the ocean's waters if the ocean continues to warm at the expected rate.

September 24, 2016

Global efforts against ivory traffickers still falling short

Poaching syndicates shipped large amounts of African elephant ivory last year despite global calls to dismantle the ...

September 23, 2016

Expert Provides Tips to Be Safe from Yahoo Hack

If a foreign government is behind the massive computer attack that compromised a half billion user accounts at Yahoo, the ...

September 23, 2016

More Iowa cities mobilizing for flooding along Cedar River

Authorities in several Iowa cities were mobilizing resources Friday to handle flooding from a rain-swollen river that has ...

September 23, 2016

Italian Driver Races Up Dangerous Chinese Road

An Italian driver set a record Wednesday on one of the world's most dangerous roads. Fabio Barone covered the 6.8 mile route ...