The Planet
Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be an original Animal welfare groups say 3 South African zoo elephants are depressed Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book hiding the oldest English poem Congolese report constant burials as Ebola deaths reach 80 NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid
Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide
What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo
Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park
A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat
LOLA YA BONOBO, Congo (AP) – Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so.
UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public

WASHINGTON (AP) – Buzz Aldrin observing a “fairly bright light source” while aboard the Apollo 11. A mysterious object making “multiple 90-degree turns” at a speedy clip. A blaringly bright object doing corkscrew twists over the skies in Kazakhstan.

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters, judge says

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears – including from helicopters – as part of a plan to help recover a caribou herd that was once an important source of food for Alaska Native hunters, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope.

Astronomers detect atmosphere around tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike.

Kenya's rainy season turns deadly again, with 18 killed

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Recent flooding during ongoing heavy rains in Kenya left 18 people dead over the past week, police said Sunday, with most of the deaths attributed to drowning.

The threat of light pollution puts the world's darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk

THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (AP) – It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, planets and entire constellations emerge. Before long, a whole galaxy stretches across the sky, visible to the naked eye.

Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters

President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region’s precious metals to begin applying for permits.

A Serbian bird-watching group uses crowdfunding to buy woodland habitat

PLANDISTE, Serbia (AP) – The merry chirping of birds echoed through towering trees in a small woodland in northeastern Serbia. Down on the ground, animal tracks could be seen imprinted in the moist grass and moss.

Scientists trace comet's home to isolated corner of the Milky Way

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar system, astronomers reported Thursday.

Chonkers the sea lion draws crowds to San Francisco's Pier 39
Humpback whale 'Timmy' released in the North Sea
Sumatra orangutan uses canopy bridge to cross a public road in Indonesia