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This combo made with photos provided by NASA on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows before, left, and after images of a fresh crater on the moon created by a collision with a SpaceX rocket. (NASA via AP)

Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

5:38 PM on Tuesday, August 18

A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket

An archaeologist holds up a ceramic snake head that he unearthed while excavating skeletal remains at the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. The findings are from the Lima culture, according to the excavation's leader Gladys Paz. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Archaeologists unveil skeletal remains believed to be ritual offering in Peru

5:11 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Archaeologists in Peru have unveiled skeletal remains near Huaca Pucllana, an ancient pyramid in Lima

FILE - A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

The CDC has zombie programs. Congress funds them, but few people are left to do the work

6:34 AM on Tuesday, August 18

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has several programs funded by Congress that lack staff to operate them

Guinea pigs nibble on corn and other vegetation at a guinea pig rescue in Salisbury, Mass., Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi)

How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US

12:03 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Kimie Smothermon runs the Guinea Pig Sanctuary in Salisbury, Massachusetts, caring for nearly 400 guinea pigs

FILE - Dr. Jessica Early holds a vial of the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at Prisma Health Pediatrics in Greer, S.C., March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

4:04 PM on Monday, August 17

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have declined again, with exemptions reaching a record high

Charlotte Touzalin stands with her mother, Anne Schultz, Friday, July 10, 2026 in Elizabeth, Colo. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

Obesity drugs show early promise against the hormonal disorder PMOS, giving a suffering family hope

9:11 AM on Saturday, August 15

A small but growing body of research shows that GLP-1 drugs often used to treat obesity may also work for the hormonal disorder known as PMOS

This photo provided by the Shedd Aquarium shows a rescued beluga whale arriving, Aug. 13, 2026, at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. (Gavin Wright/Shedd Aquarium via AP)

Four more belugas arrive at Chicago aquarium from shuttered Canadian theme park

3:39 PM on Friday, August 14

Four more belugas have arrived at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago as part of a plan to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park in Canada to aquariums in the United States and Spain

FILE - Franklin Fuentes searches for missing relatives in the collapsed building where they lived two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Colombia’s earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but

2:03 AM on Thursday, August 13

Two powerful earthquakes less than two months apart have exposed stark differences in how neighboring Venezuela and Colombia respond to catastrophe

Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts' exposure in solar storms, study suggests

2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 12

A new study suggests a protective vest tested on a manikin during NASA's first Artemis moonshot could slash the radiation exposure of lunar astronauts during severe solar storms

Rescue workers carry Diana Troncoso after pulling her from the rubble the day after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) CORRECTION: Changes city to Cali, not Pereira.

After an earthquake, how long can trapped people survive?

10:43 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Survival after an earthquake depends on factors like weather and access to water and air

A total solar eclipse is seen from Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a century

4:04 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness

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