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In this photo issued by Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust, a view of the stern of the wreck of Endurance, polar explorer's Ernest Shackleton's ship. Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance, more than a century after it was lost to the Antarctic ice. The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust says the vessel lies 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) below the surface of the Weddell Sea. An expedition set off from South Africa last month to search for the ship, which was crushed by ice and sank in November 1915 during Shackleton's failed attempt to become the first person to cross Antarctica via the South Pole.

Antarctic explorer Shackleton’s ship found after a century

In this photo issued by Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust, a view of the stern of the wreck of Endurance, polar explorer's Ernest Shackleton's ship. Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance, more than a century after it was lost to the Antarctic ice. The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust says the vessel lies 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) below the surface of the Weddell Sea. An expedition set off from South Africa last month to search for the ship, which was crushed by ice and sank in November 1915 during Shackleton's failed attempt to become the first person to cross Antarctica via the South Pole.

March 9, 2022, 8:09am Life

Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, more than a century after it was lost to the Antarctic ice. Read story

The Gateway Arch, seen Thursday in St. Louis, was built in the mid-1960s to withstand a strong earthquake, but many other structures in the central U.S. are not.

Quake alert raised in central U.S.

The Gateway Arch, seen Thursday in St. Louis, was built in the mid-1960s to withstand a strong earthquake, but many other structures in the central U.S. are not.

March 7, 2022, 6:05am Life

Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central U.S. is at high risk for a devastating earthquake. They know that overcoming complacency is among their biggest hurdles. Read story

This 2017 photo by Holland Haverkamp shows a browntail moth caterpillar in Maine. The caterpillars can cause an itchy rash in humans, and a new study by University of Maine scientists states that their spread appears aided by climate change.

Warming temperatures help ruinous moth spread

This 2017 photo by Holland Haverkamp shows a browntail moth caterpillar in Maine. The caterpillars can cause an itchy rash in humans, and a new study by University of Maine scientists states that their spread appears aided by climate change.

March 7, 2022, 6:02am Life

A forest pest that bedevils Maine residents and tourists with hairs that cause an itchy rash appears to be spreading due to warming temperatures, a group of scientists has found. Read story

Yu Lin, a UC San Diego Ph. D. student at the Jacobs School of Engineering, holds what researches have dubbed a "wearable microgrid" that can harvest and store energy while the wearer moves or exercises.

Will this T-shirt one day power your cellphone? UCSD researchers think so

Yu Lin, a UC San Diego Ph. D. student at the Jacobs School of Engineering, holds what researches have dubbed a "wearable microgrid" that can harvest and store energy while the wearer moves or exercises.

March 6, 2022, 11:09am Life

Call it the electric T-shirt. Or, as the researchers at the University of California San Diego have dubbed it, the “wearable microgrid.” Read story

An athlete sweeps a puck behind a goal at a pond hockey tournament Feb. 26 in Grand Lake, Colo.

As planet warms, less ice on North American lakes

An athlete sweeps a puck behind a goal at a pond hockey tournament Feb. 26 in Grand Lake, Colo.

March 5, 2022, 6:02am Life

With a backdrop of mountain vistas and a rink of natural ice, the annual ice hockey tournament at Grand Lake offers a picturesque snapshot of Colorado’s beauty. What’s not apparent is the problem brewing under players’ skates. Read story

FILE - Impact craters cover the surface of the moon, seen from Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. A leftover rocket is expected to smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, March 4, 2022, away from telescopes' prying eyes. It may take weeks, even months, to confirm the impact through satellite images.

Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon

FILE - Impact craters cover the surface of the moon, seen from Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. A leftover rocket is expected to smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, March 4, 2022, away from telescopes' prying eyes. It may take weeks, even months, to confirm the impact through satellite images.

March 2, 2022, 10:26am Life

The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. Read story

Part of the Vinuela reservoir is seen dry and cracked due to lack of rain in La Vinuela, southern Spain, Feb. 22, 2022. Declining agricultural yields in Europe, and the battle for diminishing water resources, especially in the southern part of the continent, are key risks as global temperatures continue to rise. These conclusions are part of a new United Nations report that will help countries decide how to prevent the planet from warming further.

UN: Droughts, less water in Europe as warming wrecks crops

Part of the Vinuela reservoir is seen dry and cracked due to lack of rain in La Vinuela, southern Spain, Feb. 22, 2022. Declining agricultural yields in Europe, and the battle for diminishing water resources, especially in the southern part of the continent, are key risks as global temperatures continue to rise. These conclusions are part of a new United Nations report that will help countries decide how to prevent the planet from warming further.

March 2, 2022, 9:07am Nation & World

“Herders and farmers have their feet on the ground, but their eyes on the sky.” The old saying is still popular in Spain’s rural communities who, faced with recurrent droughts, have historically paraded sculptures of saints to pray for rain. Read story

Weather satellite to monitor U.S. West

March 1, 2022, 4:48pm Life

America’s newest weather satellite blasted off Tuesday to improve wildfire and flood forecasting across the western half of the country. Read story

Lummi Natural Resources field technicians Delaney Adams, left and Lisa Balton work the shoreline of the Lummi's Sea Pond on Dec. 10, taking the invasive European green crabs out of traps.

New University of Washington research explores way to fight off invasive green crabs

Lummi Natural Resources field technicians Delaney Adams, left and Lisa Balton work the shoreline of the Lummi's Sea Pond on Dec. 10, taking the invasive European green crabs out of traps.

March 1, 2022, 6:02am Life

Biologist Bobbie Buzzell knew, intellectually, that the Lummi Nation had an invasive species problem on its hands last year. Read story

Juvenile manta rays, with a wing span of 6 to 10 feet, face a difficult time off the crowded South Florida coast, where they get hit by boats or caught up in fishing lines.

Manta rays studied in Florida

Juvenile manta rays, with a wing span of 6 to 10 feet, face a difficult time off the crowded South Florida coast, where they get hit by boats or caught up in fishing lines.

March 1, 2022, 6:02am Life

Giant manta rays radiate menace as they sweep across the ocean surface, their wings reaching a span of up to 29 feet. Read story