A second powerful earthquake strikes off the Philippines; first one kills at least 5

MANILA, Philippines — MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the same region in…

Global medical giant to open new Manchester hub as part of £500m investment

The firm said the city was the ‘ideal location’ Chris Slater Senior Reporter and Holly Williams…

AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst

TOKYO — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials…

Scientists standing by to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England waters

BOSTON — A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time…

Volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for first time in centuries

A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said…

Astronomers capture the birth of planets around baby sun outside our solar system

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the…

Company’s carbon credits raise questions about unproven ocean technology to fight global warming

The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000…

EPA employees put names to ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the…

US pulls funding from global vaccines group, saying it has ‘ignored the science’

LONDON — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support…

Galapagos tortoise celebrates 135th birthday and first Father’s Day at Zoo Miami

MIAMI — A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s…