Beagle’s nose predicts few US polar bear cubs
By DAN SEWELL FILE – In an Oct. 28, 2013 file photo, Elvis, a 2-year-old beagle, sniffs polar bear protein samples at Iron Heart Performance Dog Center in Shawnee, Kan.…
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Ohio court upholds firing in school Bible case
By KANTELE FRANKO FILE- In this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, fired Mount Vernon, Ohio public school science teacher John Freshwater stands in the lobby of the Ohio Supreme Court…
UN chief says current climate pledges insufficient
By KARL RITTER United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski shake hands prior to their meeting , in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Ban…
A glance at coal and its role in climate change
By KARL RITTER Young girls protest in front of the Polish Ministry of Economy in Warsaw, Monday Nov. 18, 2013 where a Coal Industry meeting is taking place in Warsaw,…
NASA’s newest Mars flyer will explore atmosphere
By MARCIA DUNN FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, technicians work on NASA’s next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), at the Kennedy…
New flasher wrasse species discovered in Indonesia
This photo taken on July 28, 2013, released by the Conservation International, shows a new fish of the flasher wrasse species, in Indonesia. A new fish of the flasher wrasse…
Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s the difference
By SETH BORENSTEIN In this image provided by NOAA Friday Nov. 8, 2013 which was taken at 12:30 a.m. EST shows Typhoon Haiyan as it crosses the Philippines. One of…
Olympic torch begins first-ever spacewalk
In this image taken from TV, the Olympic Torch is carried through a hatch as it is taken on a space walk from the International Space Station (ISS) Saturday Nov.…