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Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead to the extinction of critically endangered species because of logging, mining, development and other acti
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A building is destroyed in an explosion at Northrop Grumman's rocket test site

A building is destroyed in an explosion at Northrop Grumman's rocket test site

PROMONTORY, Utah (AP) — An explosion at Northrop Grumman’s remote rocket testing site in northern Utah destroyed a building Wednesday.
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Alberta woman facing new animal abuse charges after horses found in distress

Alberta woman facing new animal abuse charges after horses found in distress

EVANSBURG — Police say an Alberta woman with a history of animal abuse is facing new charges. Patricia Moore is subject to a court-ordered lifetime ban from owning, caring for or being in possession of horses.
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A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea

A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea

A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible. The sighting was announced Tuesday by the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
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Big Tech should pay more for data they train AI systems on, Nobel laureate says

Big Tech should pay more for data they train AI systems on, Nobel laureate says

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton has thrown some support behind creative industries, which have been battling tech firms to be compensated for their work.
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Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say

Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say

NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars , scientists reported Wednesday.
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Tech shares fall after Nvidia says new US controls on exports of AI chip will cost it $5.5 billion

Tech shares fall after Nvidia says new US controls on exports of AI chip will cost it $5.5 billion

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in computer chipmakers slumped Wednesday after Nvidia said tighter U.S. government controls on exports of computer chips used for artificial intelligence will cost it an extra $5.5 billion.
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Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends

Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known specie
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Earthquake strikes under Indian Ocean far off Australian coast, but no tsunami warning issued

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck far off southwest Australia on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued.
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Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer

Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — In a high-stakes standoff, President Donald Trump's administration says it will freeze $2.2 billion in federal research grants for Harvard University, which is pushing back on demands for changes to campus policy.
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