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FILE - Erich von Daeniken, co-founder and co-owner of Mystery Park, poses in front of the Panorama Tower at Mystery Park in Interlaken, Wednesday, April 23, 2003. (Gaetan Ball)/Keystone via AP, File)

Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer who spawned alien archaeology, dies at 90

5:20 AM on Sunday, January 11

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both fame and scorn, has died at age 90

FILE - Vaccines are prepared for students during a pop-up immunization clinic at a school in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids

5:17 AM on Saturday, January 10

Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children

FILE - A pumpjack operates in the foreground while a wind turbine at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rises in the distance, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge

3:11 PM on Thursday, January 8

U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the United Nations climate framework marks a significant escalation of anti-climate policy

NASA decides to end space station mission early after an astronaut's medical issue

2:08 PM on Thursday, January 8

NASA decides to end space station mission early after an astronaut's medical issue

This 2023 image provided by Shany Dror shows a labrador named Augie in Texas. (Don Harvey/Shany Dror via AP)

Some dogs can expand their vocabulary by eavesdropping on their owners

11:03 AM on Thursday, January 8

A new study finds that some gifted dogs can learn the names of new toys by eavesdropping

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9:26 AM on Thursday, January 8

FILE - The International Space Station is seen from the space shuttle Atlantis on July 19, 2011, after it left the orbiting complex. (NASA via AP, File)

NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue

7:36 AM on Thursday, January 8

In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue

Voyager Awarded NASA HUNCH Contract

6:00 AM on Thursday, January 8

Explosive activity concentrates at the north-east crater of the Mount Etna, as an eruption started on Dec. 24 continues, in Sicily, Italy, Monday Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

Europe’s most active volcano is erupting, and tour guides are told to stay away

9:20 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily’s Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restrictions imposed by local authorities after a round of eruptions at the giant volcano in recent weeks

New Year, Same Pests: Three 'Resolutions' to Keep Pests Away

6:00 AM on Wednesday, January 7

In this photo provided by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, lava flows from the crater of the Mayon volcano as alert level 3 remains raised in Albay province, north eastern Philippines on Wednesday Jan. 7, 2026. (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology via AP)

Philippines evacuates 3,000 people after activity increases at Mayon Volcano

5:11 AM on Wednesday, January 7

The Philippines has evacuated nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on the foothills of the Mayon Volcano after officials raised the alert level due to recent activity

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