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500-year-old mummy of Incan girl returns to Bolivia
Carlos Valdez, Associated Press | Posted Aug 20th - 11:44am
A 500-year-old mummy of an Incan girl has been returned to Bolivia some 129 years after it was donated to the Michigan State University Museum, marking what an official says is the first time human remains of archaeological importance have been repatriated to the Andean country.
Earth's future is being written in fast-melting Greenland
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press | Posted Aug 20th - 8:29am
This is where Earth's refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to rise.
Indian spacecraft launched last month is now orbiting moon
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 20th - 12:21am
An unmanned spacecraft India launched last month began orbiting the moon Tuesday as it approaches the lunar south pole to study previously discovered water deposits.
Afghans restore art shattered by Taliban as peace deal nears
Cara Anna, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 11:58pm
The Taliban fighters arrived with hammers and hatred. What they left behind is laid out on tables at the National Museum of Afghanistan, 18 years later: shattered pieces of ancient Buddha figurines, smashed because they were judged to be against Islam.
Urgency for vaccine grows as virus ravages China's pigs
Sam McNeil and Candice Choi, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 11:12pm
Scientists are working to develop a vaccine to help guard the world's pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia's pig herds.
California to build largest wildlife crossing in world
Christopher Weber, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 11:09pm
Like many urban singles, the mountain lion P-22 lives a solitary life in a too-small habitat. And he has a hard time finding a mate in the big city.
New lawsuit seeks protection zone for Northwest orcas
Gene Johnson, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 2:09pm
A new U.S. lawsuit filed Monday seeks to establish a whale protection zone for endangered orcas in the Pacific Northwest.
Florida's iconic palm trees threatened by invasive disease
Terry Spencer, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 11:14pm
Florida's iconic palm trees are under attack from a fatal disease that turns them to dried crisps in months, with no chance for recovery once they become ill.
Study: Seeing how sun exposure damages skin could prompt people to use protection
Wendy Leonard, KSL | Posted Aug 18th - 4:32pm
Melanoma is on the rise, and it is no secret that Utahns are particularly at risk.
Rise in Utah women in STEM, still less than US average
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 1:25pm
More women in Utah are earning STEM-related degrees, but experts say completion rates are still behind the national average, a report said.
San Francisco bison named Brunhilda dies
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 1:06pm
An 8-year-old female American bison living in Golden Gate Park's famous paddock has died after suffering severe kidney disease.
Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 12:04pm
It was a funeral for ice.
Wildlife roam where US once made nuclear and chemical arms
Dan Elliott, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 10:34am
From a tiny Pacific island to a leafy Indiana forest, a handful of sites where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind are now peaceful havens for wildlife.
Shark bites woman twice while she is swimming in Hawaii bay
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press | Posted Aug 20th - 2:59pm
A woman was taken to a hospital Tuesday in serious condition after being bitten twice by a shark while swimming in Hawaii, authorities said.
Congo to use second vaccine to fight Ebola
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 2:15pm
The head of Congo's Ebola response says another vaccine will be used to fight the outbreak that has killed more than 1,800 people in a year.
Elton John slams media for criticizing Harry, Meghan
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 11:01am
Singer Elton John says he's "deeply distressed" by media accounts that criticized the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for taking a private jet to go on vacation despite the flight's carbon impact of the planet.
Lufthansa offers climate-friendly fuel, but at a price
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 8:26am
German airline Lufthansa is launching a website that allows customers to buy climate-friendly plane fuel to compensate for the emissions caused by their flight.
After 17 years, West Virginia town has access to clean water
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 2:00am
A West Virginia town that spent the past 17 years living under a boil water advisory finally has access to clean water.
