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The Latest: Oklahoma City bombing Survivor Tree DNA lives on
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 2:47pm
The Latest on efforts to sustain a tree symbolizing hope following the Oklahoma City bombing (all times local):
Wolf population declining in Yellowstone National Park
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 2:25pm
Officials say Yellowstone National Park's gray wolf population has dropped to about 80 wolves — less than half of the highest population mark in the park.
Bobcat survives deadly California wildfire, has 4 kittens
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 12:03pm
A young bobcat that survived a massive and deadly wildfire in Southern California last year has given birth to four kittens, wildlife officials said Friday.
The Latest: Florida mayor not surprised Michael was a Cat 5
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 9:59am
The Latest on Hurricane Michael being upgraded to a Category 5 storm (all times local):
Drunk on smoke: Notre Dame's bees survive cathedral blaze
Thomas Adamson, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:59am
Hunkered down in their hives and drunk on smoke, Notre Dame's smallest official residents — some 180,000 bees — somehow managed to survive the inferno that consumed the cathedral's ancient wooden roof.
Hurricane Michael gets an upgrade to rare Category 5 status
Freida Frisaro and David Fischer, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:59am
Hurricane Michael, which devastated a swath of the Florida Panhandle last fall, has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm, only the fourth to make recorded landfall in the United States and the first since 1992.
Study: Genetic test predicts middle-aged obesity risk
Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:46am
Can a genetic test identify newborns at risk of becoming severely obese by middle age? Researchers say they have come up with one, and that it might allow interventions in childhood to avoid that fate.
Private cargo ship brings Easter feast to the space station
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 3:30am
A private cargo ship brought the makings of an Easter feast to the International Space Station on Friday, along with mice and little flying robots.
Oklahoma City bombing 'Survivor Tree' DNA to live on
Adam Kealoha Causey, Associated Press | Posted Apr 18th - 10:14pm
Science and technology are helping Oklahoma City to sustain the DNA — and the spirit — of a tree that has symbolized hope in the 24 years since the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history shook the city to its core.
Facebook says more Instagram passwords exposed than thought
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 18th - 5:47pm
Millions more Instagram users were affected by a password security lapse than parent company Facebook acknowledged nearly four weeks ago.
Samsung Galaxy Fold phones are breaking. Here's why it doesn't matter
Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN | Posted Apr 18th - 4:09pm
The Samsung Galaxy Fold is launching next week as planned, despite reports from some early reviewers that their devices broke after just a few days of use.
Judge voids rules aimed at reforming ultra-Orthodox schools
Karen Matthews, Associated Press | Posted Apr 18th - 2:41pm
New York state overstepped its authority with guidelines intended to ensure that ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools teach secular subjects like English and math, a judge ruled Thursday.
America's 1st female astronaut candidate, Jerrie Cobb, dies
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Apr 18th - 12:47pm
America's first female astronaut candidate, pilot Jerrie Cobb, who pushed for equality in space but never reached its heights, has died.
Southern California tickled by tiny tremors every 3 minutes
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press | Posted Apr 18th - 12:40pm
There's a whole lot of shakin' going on in Southern California — 10 times more than seismologists had thought. But most of those earthquakes are so tiny that no one feels them.
Chem professor on leave after Nazi gas chamber exam question
Lisa Rathke, Associated Press | Posted Apr 18th - 12:28pm
A chemistry professor whose exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of a poisonous gas used in Nazi gas chambers during the Holocaust has taken a leave of absence, Middlebury College said.
Liquid blood and urine have been found inside a prehistoric 42,000-year-old foal
Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN | Posted Apr 18th - 11:21am
Russian researchers have found liquid blood and urine inside the frozen carcass of a foal that died 42,000 years ago in Siberia's Verkhoyansk region.
Israeli team investigating 'chain of events' in lunar crash
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 18th - 11:19am
The Israeli start-up behind last week's failed lunar landing said Thursday that it is still investigating a malfunction that caused the spacecraft to plummet to the moon's surface.
Environmental groups want ruling on coal ash water pollution
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 2:48pm
Two Tennessee environmental groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the federal Clean Water Act applies to pollution from a coal ash dump.
Climate change and pollution delay move of captive dolphins
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 9:39am
An aquarium in Maryland has been looking to build a refuge in the tropics for its captive dolphins. But it's having trouble finding the right location because of pollution and warming waters from climate change.
