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Bonneville Power Administration electrician foreman Steve Hood holds a flaming pillar of methane gas in his hand as part of a demonstration about chemical mixtures Thursday during Take Your Child To Work Day at Bonneville Power Administration's Ross Complex in Vancouver.

Tour at Bonneville Power Administration’s Ross Complex sparks kids’ imaginations

Bonneville Power Administration electrician foreman Steve Hood holds a flaming pillar of methane gas in his hand as part of a demonstration about chemical mixtures Thursday during Take Your Child To Work Day at Bonneville Power Administration's Ross Complex in Vancouver.

April 27, 2023, 5:27pm Business

Twenty years ago, an 8-year-old Zoe Wellschlager visited her father, John, at his job at the Bonneville Power Administration headquarters in Portland for Take Your Child to Work Day. Read story

Tokyo company loses contact with moon lander in likely crash

April 25, 2023, 11:39am Business

A Japanese company lost contact with its spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed. Read story

An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky in the early morning hours of Monday, April 24, 2023, near Washtucna, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Severe solar storm creates dazzling auroras farther south

An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky in the early morning hours of Monday, April 24, 2023, near Washtucna, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

April 25, 2023, 8:14am Life

An intense solar storm has the northern lights gracing the skies farther south than usual. Read story

Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prize

April 24, 2023, 8:07am Life

When Alessandra Korap was born in the mid-1980s, her Indigenous village nestled in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was a haven of seclusion. But as she grew up, the nearby city of Itaituba, with its bustling streets and commercial activity, crept closer and closer. Read story

FILE - Scorched vehicles rest in a clearing as the Mosquito Fire burns along Michigan Bluff Rd. in unincorporated Placer County, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022. An overwhelming majority of the U.S. public say they have recently experienced extreme weather, and most of them attribute that to climate change, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

AP-NORC poll: Extreme weather is nearly universal experience

FILE - Scorched vehicles rest in a clearing as the Mosquito Fire burns along Michigan Bluff Rd. in unincorporated Placer County, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022. An overwhelming majority of the U.S. public say they have recently experienced extreme weather, and most of them attribute that to climate change, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

April 22, 2023, 12:53pm Latest News

An overwhelming majority of people in the United States say they have recently experienced an extreme weather event, a new poll shows, and most of them attribute that to climate change. Read story

The sun rises over Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay.

Tahoe’s waters getting clearer

The sun rises over Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay.

April 21, 2023, 6:15am Life

Lake Tahoe’s blue waters are making a significant comeback. Read story

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the RHESSI (Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager) solar observation satellite. The defunct science satellite will plummet through the atmosphere Wednesday night, April 19, 2023, according to NASA and the Defense Department. Experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger.

Old NASA satellite plunges to Earth over Sahara Desert

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the RHESSI (Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager) solar observation satellite. The defunct science satellite will plummet through the atmosphere Wednesday night, April 19, 2023, according to NASA and the Defense Department. Experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger.

April 20, 2023, 1:00pm Nation & World

An old NASA satellite that studied the sun for more than a decade fell to Earth over the Sahara Desert, the space agency reported Thursday. Read story

SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2023.

SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2023.

April 20, 2023, 12:15pm Latest News

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Read story

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found

April 20, 2023, 8:15am Nation & World

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study. Read story

People use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20, 2023. A rare solar eclipse will cross over remote parts of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor on Thursday.

‘Awesome’ solar eclipse wows viewers in Australia, Indonesia

People use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20, 2023. A rare solar eclipse will cross over remote parts of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor on Thursday.

April 20, 2023, 7:59am Nation & World

Under a cloudless sky, 20,000 eclipse chasers crowded a tiny outpost to watch a rare solar eclipse plunge part of Australia’s northwest coast into brief midday darkness Thursday while temporarily cooling the tropical heat. Read story