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FILE - Two chimps walk together at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La., Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Get a load of this: Humans and great apes share similar giggles

10:05 AM on Thursday, June 25

A new study suggests humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways dating back 15 million years

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Sun-like star TOI-791, background left, and two giant planets that NASA's TESS space telescope discovered in its orbit. (Daniel Rutter/NASA via AP)

Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy

8:02 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy

Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world's fastest for first time since 2017

4:55 PM on Tuesday, June 23

A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess

Wanted: The Teton Range’s few remaining mountain goats

4:25 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The National Park Service is removing nonnative mountain goats from the Teton Range to protect native bighorn sheep

FILE - Computer scientist Fei-Fei Li speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, Sept. 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Top developers are pivoting from chatbots to physical AI

4:10 PM on Tuesday, June 23

AI "world models" are the next frontier for computer scientists who see too many limitations in the AI language models behind popular chatbots

FILE - Ramsey County Attorney John Choi, at podium, discusses his office's review of former Ramsey County Medical Examiner Michael McGee's work during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 11, 2024.(John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, File)

6 convictions found to be fair after review of embattled Minnesota medical examiner's testimony

3:59 PM on Tuesday, June 23

A Minnesota county prosecutor says convictions in six murder cases are fair despite concerns about a medical examiner's work

A woman visits the historical Spanish steps in Rome, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

How a heat dome is formed and why experts blame one for Europe's baking temperatures

10:53 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures

FILE - Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Sunday is the longest day of the year for half the planet. A guide to the summer solstice

6:28 AM on Friday, June 19

The summer solstice is Sunday, marking the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of astronomical summer

FILE - A sign marks an entrance to a Moderna building in Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)prnto

FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

6:10 AM on Thursday, June 18

A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market

FILE - In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit as officials and media visit the site near Arak, Iran, Dec. 23, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

A primer on uranium enrichment as Iran's nuclear program faces scrutiny

11:04 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Iran war negotiations are putting the country’s uranium enrichment program back under scrutiny

Water surrounds homes in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Arthur in rural Brazoria County, Texas, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Tropical Cyclone Arthur weakens to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast

10:02 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Tropical Storm Arthur has weakened to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast

Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago

10:02 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Scientists have found evidence of the oldest known plague, dating back about 5,500 years ago — some 200 years earlier than previously thought

FILE - Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

African and Commonwealth nations in Kenya urge quick execution of a key treaty protecting oceans

12:12 PM on Tuesday, June 16

African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas

Owner Andjelka Josipovic poses with a pony named Mile at a ranch in Bale, Croatia, on June 13, 2026. (AP Photo)

A month-old pony moves to a 4th-floor apartment in Croatia. Neighbors don't mind

6:00 AM on Tuesday, June 16

A month-old pony named Mile is the newest resident of an apartment building in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rovinj

A man talks on his mobile phone near a building damaged in an earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Josua Marunduh)

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, killing at least 1, causing damage and injuries

10:50 PM on Monday, June 15

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least one resident and injuring dozens of people

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