Moon rocks look rather nondescript—they are often gray in color—but for NASA planetary scientist Samuel Lawrence,…
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'Moon Rock Hunter' on quest to track down Apollo gifts
After Neil Armstrong took a “giant leap for mankind” on the Moon nearly 50 years ago…
G20 set to agree on marine plastic pollution deal
The Group of 20 major economies were set to agree a deal on reducing marine plastic…
Heat wave hits Iraq—and sparks begin to fly
Hospital ventilators shut down, football matches with obligatory water breaks and food spoiling in fridges without…
Mindfulness profits as meditation apps mature
From the Zen capital of LA to the Champs Elysees comes the calming voice of a…
Getting to zero: the Japan town trying to recycle all its waste
Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan’s Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn’t that simple. Residents face a mind-boggling 45…
Strong quake hits island chain off New Zealand; no tsunami
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck an arc of islands off New Zealand on Sunday, and the…
What happened to the Apollo goodwill moon rocks?
US President Richard Nixon gave moon rocks collected by Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 astronauts to…
Target's tech trouble clogs stores with long checkout lines
A glitch stalled checkout lines at Target stores worldwide Saturday, exasperating shoppers and potentially eating into…
Audubon intervenes to protect ocean monument for puffins
The National Audubon Society is getting involved in a lawsuit over the future of a national…