Australia girds for worst as bushfire season comes early

Australia battled to contain around 160 bushfires in the east of the country Monday, an early…

Powerful typhoon Faxai in direct hit on Tokyo

A powerful typhoon with potentially record winds and rain battered the Tokyo region early Monday, sparking…

Philippines confirms African swine fever, culls 7,000 pigs

Lab tests have confirmed that African swine fever caused the deaths of pig herds in at…

Native foods are key to preserving rodent gut bacteria in captivity

As Rodolfo Martinez-Mota well knows, from the cactus spines in his clothes and skin, white-throated woodrats…

And then there was light: looking for the first stars in the Universe

Astronomers are closing in on a signal that has been travelling across the Universe for 12…

France says 1,500 died in summer's heat wave

France’s health minister says 1,500 people died in this summer’s heat wave in France—but a campaign…

India locates lander lost on final approach to moon

The lander module from India’s moon mission was located on the lunar surface on Sunday, one…

Powerful typhoon Faxai pummels Tokyo region

Typhoon Faxai, upgraded to a “very strong” storm with potentially record winds and rain, battered the…

How hurricanes can affect weather after landfall

After a hurricane has made landfall and moved through a community, it can affect the weather…

Stranded North Carolinians take stock of Dorian's damage

As the sky cleared and floodwaters receded Saturday, residents of North Carolina’s Outer Banks began to…