Iraq’s dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis
NAJAF, Iraq — Iraqi wheat farmer Ma’an al-Fatlawi has long depended on the nearby Euphrates River to feed his fields near the city of Najaf....
Huge rotating structure of galaxies and dark matter is detected
WASHINGTON — Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter...
US Senate panel looks to fast-track NASA nominee
WASHINGTON — The US Senate Commerce Committee said on Monday it plans to hold a December 8 vote on President Donald Trump's nomination of...
China launches first emergency mission to Tiangong space station
BEIJING — China’s first emergency space launch entered orbit after blasting off on Tuesday, as the country looks to plug safety risks at its crewed...
US CDC says claims that vaccines do not cause autism are not evidence-based
THE US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its website on Wednesday to say that claims about vaccines not causing autism are not...
First kiss was 20 million years ago by early primates, scientists say
AMSTERDAM — Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, according...
Magnetic fossils may reveal ancient creature’s internal ‘GPS system’
MICROSCOPIC magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components of an internal “GPS system” for an ancient marine creature that used...
China’s Shenzhou-20 crew to return Friday after space debris delays mission
BEIJING — Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week will return to their landing...
Geomagnetic storm grounds launch of Mars space weather satellites
A GEOMAGNETIC storm on Earth triggered by a large burst of solar radiation has temporarily grounded a Blue Origin rocket carrying twin NASA satellites...
As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blame
SINGAPORE — As the year's deadliest typhoon sweeps into Vietnam after wreaking havoc in the Philippines earlier this week, scientists warn such extreme events...
DOST taps smart farming to help sugarcane farmers adapt to climate change
Amid the worsening effects of climate change, particularly on the country’s agricultural sector, various smart farming technologies are being introduced to help sugarcane farmers...
‘Big One’ quake in Negros Island possible, says PHIVOLCS
As Metro Manila braces for a possible “Big One” earthquake, the state seismologist warns of similar scenarios in other parts of the country, such...