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A russet-crowned warbler in the Cerro de Pantiacolla mountain in Peru.

Mountain birds are on ‘escalator to extinction’

A russet-crowned warbler in the Cerro de Pantiacolla mountain in Peru.

November 8, 2018, 6:05am Life

A meticulous re-creation of a 3-decade-old study of birds on a mountainside in Peru has given scientists a rare chance to prove how the changing climate is pushing species out of the places they are best adapted to. Read story

Perfectly rectangular iceberg in Antarctica

November 8, 2018, 6:00am Life

A college-campus-size iceberg spotted on the Antarctic Peninsula margins is upending public expectations of classic Titanic-esque icebergs with sharp spires jutting from the ocean surface. Read story

YouTube king PewDiePie soon to lose crown

November 7, 2018, 6:04am Life

Two numbers sit side by side: PewDiePie: 67,343,327. T-Series: 67,155,597. Both numbers, representing each YouTube channel’s subscriber counts, are growing by the second. But T-Series is growing faster. Read story

After delays, NASA will launch satellite to explore the atmosphere

November 6, 2018, 6:08pm Nation & World

NASA and Northrop Grumman are trying again this week with the planned launch of the space agency’s ICON satellite after a late October launch date was scrapped. Read story

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe sits in a clean room at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., after the installation of its heat shield. Parker has made its first close approach to the sun, just 2 1/2 months after liftoff. The spacecraft flew within 15 million miles (24 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface Monday night, Nov. 5. Its speed topped 213,000 miles (342,000 kilometers) an hour relative to the sun, as it penetrated the outer solar atmosphere, or corona. No spacecraft has ever gotten so close to our star.

NASA’s Parker spacecraft makes 1st close approach to sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe sits in a clean room at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., after the installation of its heat shield. Parker has made its first close approach to the sun, just 2 1/2 months after liftoff. The spacecraft flew within 15 million miles (24 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface Monday night, Nov. 5. Its speed topped 213,000 miles (342,000 kilometers) an hour relative to the sun, as it penetrated the outer solar atmosphere, or corona. No spacecraft has ever gotten so close to our star.

November 6, 2018, 9:40am Nation & World

A NASA spacecraft has made its first close approach to the sun, just 2 1/2 months after liftoff. Read story

This combination of images shows areas of low ozone above Antarctica in September 2000, left, and September 2018. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone.

U.N. reports ozone layer is improving

This combination of images shows areas of low ozone above Antarctica in September 2000, left, and September 2018. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone.

November 5, 2018, 4:54pm Life

Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. Read story

Study finds potentially manipulative ads in apps for preschoolers

November 4, 2018, 6:00am Life

Apps marketed to children 5 and younger deploy potentially manipulating tactics to deliver ads to children, raising questions about the ethics of child software design and consumer protection, according to a new study. Read story

This illustration depicts the Dawn spacecraft orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres. NASA announced Thursday it had lost the probe, ending a fruitful mission in the asteroid belt.

Another NASA spacecraft runs out of steam, second this week

This illustration depicts the Dawn spacecraft orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres. NASA announced Thursday it had lost the probe, ending a fruitful mission in the asteroid belt.

November 1, 2018, 8:19pm Life

NASA has lost a second spacecraft this week, ending a fruitful mission in the asteroid belt. Read story

This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows a helmet worn by John Glenn during the history-making flight, dubbed Project Bullet, in which the future astronaut set the transcontinental speed record in 1957. Artifacts owned by the late Neil Armstrong will be offered for sale by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions starting Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, including pieces of a wing and propeller from the 1903 Wright Flyer the astronaut took with him to the moon in 1969.

Memorabilia from astronauts Armstrong, Glenn up for auction

This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows a helmet worn by John Glenn during the history-making flight, dubbed Project Bullet, in which the future astronaut set the transcontinental speed record in 1957. Artifacts owned by the late Neil Armstrong will be offered for sale by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions starting Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, including pieces of a wing and propeller from the 1903 Wright Flyer the astronaut took with him to the moon in 1969.

November 1, 2018, 9:19am Life

As the sons of a legendary astronaut, Matt Carpenter says he and his little brother "were blessed to grow up around some pretty interesting stuff." Read story

Freya, a springer spaniel, has been trained to detect malaria parasites in sock samples taken from children in Gambia.

How dogs could help eradicate malaria

Freya, a springer spaniel, has been trained to detect malaria parasites in sock samples taken from children in Gambia.

November 1, 2018, 6:00am Life

Steven Lindsay, a public health entomologist at Durham University in England, has been researching malaria control for decades. His preferred approach, he says, is to “sit on the boundaries,” drumming up ideas that others might not. Read story