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In this image from NASA TV, Ali al-Qarni, second from left, and Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia, second right, have a drink alongside two cosmonauts in the International Space Station, Monday, May 22, 2023. The space station rolled out the welcome mat for the two Saudi visitors, including the kingdom's first female astronaut.

Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom’s 1st female astronaut

In this image from NASA TV, Ali al-Qarni, second from left, and Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia, second right, have a drink alongside two cosmonauts in the International Space Station, Monday, May 22, 2023. The space station rolled out the welcome mat for the two Saudi visitors, including the kingdom's first female astronaut.

May 22, 2023, 7:43am Life

The International Space Station rolled out the welcome mat Monday for two Saudi visitors, including the kingdom’s first female astronaut. Read story

In this May 19, 1980 file photo, Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, sending a plume of ash many miles skyward.

Predicting volcanic eruptions 43 years after the Mount St. Helens blast

In this May 19, 1980 file photo, Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, sending a plume of ash many miles skyward.

May 19, 2023, 6:02am Latest News

Forty-three years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering a magnitude 5 earthquake and spewing ash, mud and debris across southwest Washington. Read story

ChatGPT makes its debut as a smartphone app on iPhones

May 18, 2023, 12:01pm Business

ChatGPT is now a smartphone app, which could be good news for people who like to use the artificial intelligence chatbot and bad news for all the clone apps that have tried to profit off the technology. Read story

The L1688 region in the Ophiuchus constellation.

Mosaic is created of baby star clusters

The L1688 region in the Ophiuchus constellation.

May 16, 2023, 6:05am Life

Astronomers have created a stunning mosaic of baby star clusters hiding in our galactic backyard. Read story

A koala eats gum leaves May 5 at a koala park in Sydney, Australia. Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in a pioneering field trial in New South Wales.

Combating chlamydia in koalas

A koala eats gum leaves May 5 at a koala park in Sydney, Australia. Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in a pioneering field trial in New South Wales.

May 16, 2023, 6:02am Life

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. Read story

A Florida man living underwater won’t resurface even after breaking the record

May 15, 2023, 8:13am Life

A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers. Read story

National honors go to 2 Washington schools for environmental innovation

May 15, 2023, 5:51am Northwest

In the wetlands just south of the Puyallup River, five students and a teacher crowded around a picnic table picking over tubs of rocks, sand and cotton balls on a spring day. Cool wind blew through the reed canary grass. Glass beakers clinked. Read story

Stuck antenna freed on Jupiter-bound spacecraft

May 12, 2023, 1:37pm Life

A crucial radar antenna on a European spacecraft bound for Jupiter is no longer jammed. Read story

There are only about 50 Rice's whales remaining in the Gulf of Mexico, making them a critically endangered species. New research by Florida International University scientists shows the animals are picky eaters, with 70 percent of their diet coming from one fish species.

Rare Rice’s whale a picky eater

There are only about 50 Rice's whales remaining in the Gulf of Mexico, making them a critically endangered species. New research by Florida International University scientists shows the animals are picky eaters, with 70 percent of their diet coming from one fish species.

May 9, 2023, 6:49am Life

One of Earth’s rarest whales is a picky eater. Read story

The internet is full of tricks to keep grocery store flower bouquets fresher longer, but do they really work?

How to keep flowers fresh

The internet is full of tricks to keep grocery store flower bouquets fresher longer, but do they really work?

May 9, 2023, 6:46am Life

The debate over how to take care of flowers probably began as soon as humans started cutting them and displaying them in vessels — enthusiasts have been encouraging people to stick a pin in each tulip stem or throw an aspirin into their vases for years. Read story