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Museum realizes collection's rare elephant bird egg is real

A Buffalo museum has made a rare discovery within its own collection: a fully intact egg from the extinct elephant bird that ...

EPA chief signs proposal limiting science used in decisions

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule Tuesday that seeks to restrict the types ...

Kids with rare rapid-aging disease get hope from study drug

Children with a rare, incurable disease that causes rapid aging and early death may live longer if treated with an ...

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Mysterious mummy found in Iran could be father of last shah

Construction workers in Iran may have unearthed the mummified remains of Reza Shah Pahlavi, the father of the country's last ...

Oscars returning to February, announce key dates of season

Next year's Oscars season has been set, with several events leading up to the broadcast of the 91st Academy Awards on Feb.

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New NASA boss gets 'hearty congratulations' from space

NASA's new boss is already getting cheers from space. Immediately after being sworn into office Monday by Vice President Mike ...

Census finds increase in Mekong River's Irrawaddy dolphins

The number of critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins along a stretch of the Mekong River has increased for the first time ...

Environmentalists ask court to restore oil-gas emission rule

Environmentalists are asking an appeals court to reinstate a rule restricting harmful methane emissions on U.S. lands, at ...

Volcano in southern Japan erupts for 1st time in 250 years

A volcano in southern Japan has erupted for the first time in 250 years, and authorities set up a no-go zone around the ...

Trump's divisive pick to run NASA wins narrow confirmation

NASA's latest nail-biting drama was far from orbit as the Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's choice of a tea ...

NASA's Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find new planets

NASA's Tess spacecraft embarked Wednesday on a quest to find new worlds around neighboring stars that could support life.

The Latest: SpaceX rocket booster lands on floating platform

The Latest on the launch of the planet-hunter satellite Tess (all times local): 7:00 p.m. Just minutes after launching NASA's ...

Parenting of the future: Many embryos, each with DNA profile

So you want to have a baby. Would you like a dark-haired girl with a high risk of someday getting colon cancer, but a good ...

Trump administration defends Obama's Atlantic monument

The Trump administration on Tuesday defended an underwater monument off the coast of New England established by former ...

Bat key to tequila trade gets off US endangered species list

Wildlife managers in the American Southwest say a once-rare bat important to the pollination of plants used to produce ...

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. DEFENDING TRUMP ...

Mayor says SpaceX to build new rocket in Port of Los Angeles

SpaceX has chosen to manufacture its planned big, new rocket in the Port of Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday ...

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Bear Spared by N.H. Gov. Returns with 4 Cubs

A bear whose life was spared by New Hampshire's governor has returned with four new cubs to the college town where she has ...

Launch delay for NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft

NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft will have to wait another couple of days before lifting off. Two hours before Monday ...

Global warming is mixing up nature's dinner time, study says

Global warming is screwing up nature's intricately timed dinner hour, often making hungry critters and those on the menu show ...