Previous El Niños fueled wildfires, caused extreme flooding and mega droughts, prompted widespread coral bleaching and disrupted marine life migrations and foraging.
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La Niña is gone, but its effects linger as scientists watch for El Niño and the possible return of “the Blob” ocean heat wave.
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Oceans are holding excess heat, so while El Niño can limit hurricanes, scientists warn storms can still form.
- Eric Lagatta USA Today
The Artemis II crew members may be back on Earth after a moon-circling mission, but the next group of astronauts is already getting ready to head to space.
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The loss of bird populations has been documented since the 1970s.
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Researchers said the monkeys have been observed eating soil more frequently, a behavior they said may help the macaques avoid stomach upset from consuming human snacks.
- Paul Rogers The Mercury News
Five years ago, a tragic environmental story unfolded when thousands of giant sequoia trees, an iconic California species that can live for 3,000 years, were killed during multiple large wildfires.
A group of meteorologists is raining on "Miss Congeniality's" parade over the film's famous "perfect date" scene.
Joshua Kutryk will be part of NASA's Expedition 75, a team of four astronauts heading to the International Space Station later in September of this year. The group of Canadian, American and Russian scientists will spend six months aboard the station to conduct research, work Kutryk hopes oth…
Credit: Martin Nicourt/Gibraltar macaques project. Monkeys living on Gibraltar have learned that swallowing soil can quell upset stomachs caused by eating sweet and salty snacks offered by or stolen from holidaymakers, research suggests. Snacks such as chocolate bars, crisps and ice cream ha…
Meteor showers are one of the easiest and most magical ways to experience the night sky, but catching a great display takes a little planning.
Victor Glover is among 20 Black astronauts selected by NASA since its first class of Mercury astronauts in 1959, representing roughly 6% of all astronauts the agency has chosen.
The Artemis II crew is back home, safe and sound after setting an incredible record for deep space travel.
A Moncton nature club spent Saturday scraping twigs and feathers from boxes they put up last year to prepare for the upcoming nesting season in May. The CBC's Ian Curran was there.
FC Tucson stays unbeaten, and un-scored on, in league action, with a 2-0 shutout over the Eagles, May 30, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit accusing several major health insurance companies of conspiring to suppress payments to doctors and hospitals through a shared pricing system. The lawsuit alleges the practice led to higher costs for patients and reduced competition in the health care market.
Arizona lawmakers are considering a proposal that would cap most spousal maintenance payments at four years, regardless of the length of a marriage. Supporters say the measure creates clear limits and encourages financial independence, while opponents argue it could harm spouses who spent years out of the workforce caring for children or supporting a partner’s career.
“Immediate steps must be taken to significantly reduce consumptive uses” in every state and in Mexico, a new Colorado River analysis says.
A proposal aimed at protecting historic neighborhoods from redevelopment under Arizona’s new “middle housing” law failed in the state House. Supporters said the measure would help preserve older homes from demolition, while opponents argued it would limit housing options and property rights.
The Trump administration abandoned the president's nearly $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday, after a rare backlash from Republican senators.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Justice Department has fully abandoned the proposed “anti-weaponization” fund. Blanche said that the “reasons for the fund,” alleged weaponization of the justice system, “remain as important as they were before, but we are not moving forward…
President Donald Trump appointed federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence Tuesday, elevating a loyalist with no national security experience to lead the U.S. intelligence community.
CNN's senior White House reporter Kevin Liptak joins "The Situation Room" to discuss Trump's appointment of housing official Bill Pulte for the country's top job in national intelligence.
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Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.
A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.
A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.
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A Banner–University Medical Center South employee has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a patient in the hospital’s behavioral health unit. Authorities say the alleged assault occurred during an overnight shift, and the employee has since been fired as the investigation continues.
More human remains found after Pima County sheriff's investigators arrested woman in connection with her stepfather's killing.
An 18-year-old man was jailed Sunday after authorities say he ran away from a Pima County Sheriff's deputy early Sunday morning.
The Tucson Police Department fully encrypted its radio communications in April, effectively shutting down online scanner feeds used by people who follow police activity.
The lawsuit will make Pima County the first in the country to challenge ACA rule changes, officials say.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit accusing several major health insurance companies of conspiring to suppress payments to doctors and hospitals through a shared pricing system. The lawsuit alleges the practice led to higher costs for patients and reduced competition in the health care market.
Arizona lawmakers are considering a proposal that would cap most spousal maintenance payments at four years, regardless of the length of a marriage. Supporters say the measure creates clear limits and encourages financial independence, while opponents argue it could harm spouses who spent years out of the workforce caring for children or supporting a partner’s career.
“Immediate steps must be taken to significantly reduce consumptive uses” in every state and in Mexico, a new Colorado River analysis says.