What are those orange balls on some power lines?
Aviation marker balls don’t help with electricity flow or improve the efficiency of the power lines. But they do have a very important job.
May 18, 2026Aviation marker balls don’t help with electricity flow or improve the efficiency of the power lines. But they do have a very important job.
May 18, 2026
'A dark 20 months': Lake Lure reopens after over a year closure removing Helene debris
May 18, 2026
Officials say all four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed during an air show at a military base in Idaho
May 18, 2026
An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth
May 18, 2026
U.S. drill bit manufacturers are shifting to steel-based products to cut costs as tungsten prices surge due to trade restrictions and tighter supplies.
May 18, 2026
‘It’s not supposed to look like you’re going to dive in’: Historians criticize Trump’s Reflecting Pool makeover as group sues
May 18, 2026
A plan by U.S.-listed Equinix to build two data centres in Cape Town should not be approved without full disclosure of its water, power and environmental
May 18, 2026
PG&E warns Northern California counties of likely power shutoffs starting Sunday
May 18, 2026
Library founded in 1854 receives book checked out over 100 years ago
May 18, 2026
Indigenous leaders say that federal contractors are desecrating sacred Native American places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace in the rush to build more walls on the U.S.-Mexico border
May 17, 2026
Three Finnish divers have arrived in the Maldives to help search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be in an underwater cave
May 17, 2026
The artificial intelligence boom is leading to fights in some states over growing utility profits
May 17, 2026
Hawaii's recent catastrophic flooding has devastated local farms, leaving many farmers struggling
May 17, 2026
Can coffee thrive in the shadow of the city?
May 17, 2026
Emory physicist takes science out of the lab and onto the playground
May 17, 2026
Timmy, the stranded humpback whale, found dead off Danish coast
May 17, 2026
A 27-year-old firefighter who died in a massive fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine's midcoast region is being honored
May 16, 2026
Authorities say a humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and contentious rescue effort
May 16, 2026
As global crises multiply, scores of US diplomats say they have been forced out
May 16, 2026
‘This is far worse’: When conflict 2,000 miles away compounds civil war at home
May 16, 2026
FAA slashes hiring target, saying it can keep the skies safe with fewer air traffic controllers than it thought
May 16, 2026
A great horned owl found stuck in a concrete mixer in Utah is now flying free after recovering at an animal sanctuary
May 16, 2026
Iran’s foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages from the U.S. have made Iran reluctant about its intentions in the stalled ceasefire negotiations
May 15, 2026
U.S. Marshals find Pennsylvania fugitive living in the woods in Florida
May 16, 2026
Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives
May 16, 2026
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May 14, 2026
New species of giant dinosaur identified from remains found in Thailand
May 15, 2026
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has proposed a $1 fee on all Uber, Lyft and other rideshare trips in the city to help fund public schools.
May 15, 2026
To stop the spread of infectious diseases, governments need information and other resources that countries around the globe share through international organizations.
May 15, 2026
Cytospora canker damages peach trees and decreases orchard production over time.
May 15, 2026
Colorado Girl Scout troop creates "peace path" to help classmates resolve conflicts
May 15, 2026
Explosive device safely detonated after being found in critical Alabama reservoir
May 15, 2026
A bungled message from a South Texas housing authority prompted mass flight
May 15, 2026
Author Ann Patchett and film producer Jason Blum are among those who spoke at PEN America's annual gala, which raised more than $2 million for the century-old literary and free expression organization
May 15, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils a clean electricity strategy aimed at doubling Canada’s electricity grid by 2050
May 15, 2026
U.S.
May 14, 2026
Cuba on Thursday said it would entertain a U.S. offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid but expressed skepticism over President Donald Trump's intentions
May 15, 2026
(Corrects date of Cuban revolution in paragraph 2, also, clarifies Ratcliffe´s visit to the island was second by a CIA director, not the first.)
May 15, 2026
A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal
May 14, 2026
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers
May 15, 2026
Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller of Ohio has filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife and her legal team
May 15, 2026
Detective works full time to revisit decades-old cold cases
May 15, 2026
Fayetteville residents press Swarm Aero at tense town hall over drone development
May 15, 2026
'He had planned this': Mother of attempted abduction victim concerned over sex offender's sentence
May 15, 2026
Flight path change at Sonoma County Airport generate thousands of noise complaints
May 15, 2026
Only about 1 in 5 of the Americans surveyed shop at farmers markets because they care a lot about food and enjoy buying, preparing and eating fresh food.
May 15, 2026
Cuba's electrical grid suffered a partial collapse early on Thursday morning, the country's grid operator UNE said, snuffing out power across eastern Cuba
May 14, 2026
A small medical plane crashed in a mountain range outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, killing all four people aboard and sparking a wildfire in the surrounding forest
May 14, 2026
A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the end of a
May 14, 2026
The U.S.
May 14, 2026
The Trump administration has announced $1.8 billion in additional funding for U.N. humanitarian aid
May 15, 2026
What proteins in prehistoric teeth reveal about Stone Age sex between early human species
May 15, 2026
Man charged after allegedly hurling rock at endangered monk seal
May 15, 2026
Iran has begun allowing some Chinese vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz following an understanding over Iranian management protocols for the waterway, the semi-
May 14, 2026
Oil prices ended little changed on Thursday after Iran's state media said about 30 vessels had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, though attacks on one ship
May 14, 2026
Cuba’s energy crisis to worsen as donated Russian oil runs out, minister warns
May 14, 2026
The Supreme Court says man can sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash
May 14, 2026
Some 19.5 million Sudanese people, or more than 40% of the population, are facing acute hunger, according to a report by a global hunger monitor, as the
May 14, 2026
Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) long browsed
May 14, 2026
In China, Elon Musk has been the object of love - and occasional loathing.
May 14, 2026
Italian heritage groups have said they will battle proposals to build a new structure near Rome's Borghese Gallery, saying the project would damage one of
May 14, 2026
Areas of southern Somalia are at risk of famine, two global food security monitors said on Thursday, with one district reaching a level of hunger not seen in
May 14, 2026
Italy's defence minister said on Thursday he had written twice to the Treasury urging a decision on whether to tap a European Union arms-
May 14, 2026
Pope Leo on Thursday decried rising European military spending, which grew last year by the highest amount since the end of the Cold War amid pressure from
May 14, 2026
Horde of amorous peacocks ruffles feathers in Italian seaside town
May 14, 2026
A global hunger monitoring group reported that over 40% of Sudan's population faces acute food insecurity through May
May 14, 2026
Uber driver rejects more trips as gas tops $4 per gallon
May 14, 2026
Twin cyclones helped trigger massive ocean warming in the Pacific. But whether that leads to a strong El Niño is still uncertain. Here’s what you need to know.
May 14, 2026
Astronomers want to understand how spiral galaxies form and get their massive spiral arms.
May 14, 2026
Honda just lost money for the first time in 70 years
May 14, 2026
Landing on the Moon can disturb its environment – people are discussing how to balance those concerns with political and economic goals.
May 14, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has denounced investments in AI and high-tech weaponry, warning they lead to a “spiral of annihilation.”
May 14, 2026
When bats disappear, farms become less productive, and that has broad implications far beyond the crops.
May 14, 2026
El Niño is coming faster than expected and chances are rising that it will be historically strong
May 14, 2026
A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid is swinging past Mars for a gravity boost
May 14, 2026
Iran’s foreign minister urged BRICS nations on Thursday to condemn what he called violations of international law by the United States
May 14, 2026
Dust storms, heavy rain, and lightning have damaged homes and killed at least 96 people in northern India
May 14, 2026
Chinese customs appeared to have halted export clearances for hundreds of U.S. beef plants on Thursday, hours after Reuters
May 14, 2026
Honda says it racked up a full-year loss for the first time ever, losing $2.7 billion in the last fiscal year due to a costly electric-vehicle strategy
May 14, 2026
BRICS foreign ministers have started a two-day meeting in New Delhi
May 14, 2026
A violent storm bringing rain and hail scythed across India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, killing more than 100
May 14, 2026
BlackRock's GIP has partnered with Singapore's Temasek and Abu Dhabi's
May 14, 2026
The U.S.
May 14, 2026
Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S.
May 14, 2026
An Australian court on Thursday found that Coles, the country's No. 2 supermarket chain, had misled shoppers by hiking prices on hundreds of goods and then
May 14, 2026
EagleRock, a land and resource management company that collects royalties and fees from oil and gas production on the land it controls in the Permian Basin, has raised $320.1
May 14, 2026
Eleven people who survived a plane crash about 50 miles off the Florida coast were on a life raft for hours and had no idea anyone was coming to save them when rescue crews from the U.S. military arrived
May 14, 2026
Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit, like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike in 2023
May 14, 2026
Family injured in massive home explosion files lawsuit against PG&E, county, contractors
May 14, 2026
Northern California gas prices top $6 as food truck owners feel the squeeze
May 14, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will spend $16.5 million to install transponders on its airport vehicles after a fatal
May 14, 2026
Investor support for Ford Motor's energy storage business sent its stock soaring 13% Wednesday, the biggest single-day increase in about six years, following
May 14, 2026
Stolen vehicle recovered from a Wisconsin lake after nearly two years underwater
May 14, 2026
1 injured when Cybertruck crashes into preschool, sets building on fire
May 14, 2026
BP will meet with union leaders on Monday to resume contract negotiations for workers at its Whiting, Indiana, oil refinery, the company and United Steelworkers union said
May 14, 2026
Proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services have recommended that Exxon Mobil and Chevron investors vote against some of the
May 14, 2026
Dealmaking in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector jumped to $38 billion in the first quarter of this year, marking the highest quarterly total in two
May 14, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has concluded his Africa visit with talks in Ethiopia
May 14, 2026
Two bald eagle hatchlings have been spotted in a Chicago park in what experts believe is a first for the Windy City in more than a century
May 13, 2026
Suspected rat poison pellet discovery closes part of Santa Clara park after dog sickened
May 14, 2026
Impassioned students working to raise $10M to save bald eagle habitat in Big Bear Valley
May 14, 2026
Hatchery delivers chicks to care home for therapy
May 14, 2026
'It does give you choices': Man working to teach people about EVs through non-profit organization
May 14, 2026
Artist rolls out the green carpet for team Algeria with giant earthwork
May 14, 2026
Historic Louisville documents discovered in Kentucky Cavern reveal stories from slavery era
May 14, 2026
Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit
May 13, 2026
Fervo Energy
Duck recovering after arrow found through its bill
May 14, 2026
Procession honors Maine Warden who died in Tuesday plane crash
May 14, 2026
Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why
May 13, 2026
'An experimental approach': Fish and Game moves 34 elk from Big Willow Creek to the Panhandle
May 13, 2026
Scientists find clues that a new tectonic plate boundary is forming
May 13, 2026
Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent months as peace talks have failed to make progress.
May 13, 2026
France's highest administrative court, the Conseil d'Etat, rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Internet giant Amazon over minimum delivery fees on books, as the country
May 13, 2026
Geothermal energy developer Fervo Energy said on Tuesday it has raised $1.89 billion in its upsized U.S. initial public offering, highlighting robust investor appetite for the
May 13, 2026
LONDON, May 13 - The war that began on February 28 with a massive Israeli-U.S. bombing campaign against Iran has rocked the entire Middle East, wreaking damage to infrastructure and economies and
May 13, 2026
Malaysia’s maritime agency says Iranian-linked tankers are exploiting “jurisdictional gaps” to conduct ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned oil near its waters
May 13, 2026
The Philadelphia region is rich in golf history, yet the area's greatest contribution to the game may have come from public course in West Philadelphia
May 13, 2026
New community solar garden in Owatonna breaks ground with goal of reducing homeowner energy bills
May 13, 2026
The World Food Programme said on Wednesday it had halved emergency food assistance in Syria due to funding shortages, warning that millions remained vulnerable despite signs of
May 13, 2026
U.S. cattle producers are making "spotty" efforts to rebuild the nation's diminished herd and supplies will remain tight, Tyson Foods Chief Financial
May 13, 2026
Some Detroit residents spend as much as 25% of their disposable income on water bills. Many are struggling to keep up.
May 13, 2026
Cutting the state gas tax, as some have suggested, could lead to budget shortfalls down the line.
May 13, 2026
Some engineers are prioritizing ‘design for demise’ and planning satellites that are more likely to completely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at the end of their lifespan.
May 13, 2026
New focus on Greenland since Donald Trump declared his aim to seize it could help boost investment there, with Arctic tourism likely to pay off faster
May 13, 2026
Current European Union rules such as an outright ban on internal combustion car engines in 2035 have not spurred the intended shift to electric vehicles, Mercedes Benz
May 13, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's cabinet agreed on Wednesday to scrap a contentious heating law and pass measures to boost long-term
May 13, 2026
A Pemex worker injured in an explosion at Oaxaca refinery in the Port of Salina Cruz died on Tuesday evening while receiving treatment en route to the hospital, Pemex said in a
May 13, 2026
A unit of state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said on Wednesday that one of its tankers struck by Iranian drones last week has leaked a small amount of fuel off the
May 13, 2026
A surge in jet fuel prices from $85-$90 to $150-$200 per barrel amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has blindsided the aviation industry, where fuel accounts for up to a quarter
March 10, 2026
As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help
May 13, 2026
The future of Pemex CEO Victor Rodríguez is increasingly uncertain as the longtime ally of President Claudia Sheinbaum
May 13, 2026
Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the
May 13, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "significantly" cut the size of his motorcade to save fuel, a government source said on Wednesday, days after he urged citizens to
May 13, 2026
Finland's capital Helsinki has spent billions of euros on public transport and bicycle lanes — and plans more — despite mixed reactions from residents.
May 13, 2026
On a balmy January night, an Argentine coast guard ship’s radio picked up garbled Mandarin broadcast from nearby boats.
May 13, 2026
Had the United States kept tariffs on Chinese imports at triple digits for just one more day last year, Huntar Company would have collapsed, said David
May 13, 2026
The packaging on some snacks in Japan is turning a somber black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient in colored ink
May 13, 2026
China and the U.S. are considering extending a truce on Chinese rare earth export curbs at a leaders' summit
May 13, 2026
The trading arm of Vietnam's state oil company
May 12, 2026
Incoming BHP CEO Brandon Craig will focus on securing growth options beyond 2035 by ramping up exploration, partnering with peers and making bolt-on acquisitions where
May 13, 2026
‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the controversial Florida migrant detention facility, expected to close, source says
May 13, 2026
Global demand for electric vehicles rose for a second straight month in April as high petrol prices kept steering buyers away from combustion-
May 13, 2026
Don’t blame the weatherman. A meteorologist explains where your local weather forecasts really come from, and what storm scientists are doing to bring them closer to home.
April 28, 2026
A General Motors joint-venture battery company is bringing a small number of workers back to an idled electric-vehicle battery factory in Ohio this month, although
May 13, 2026
The U.S.
May 12, 2026
BP has not resumed contract talks with a U.S. steelworkers’ union since locking out more than 800 workers at its Whiting, Indiana, refinery in March, the union said on Tuesday,
May 13, 2026
Pop star Debbie Gibson and Terry “Geezer” Butler, co-founder of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, are singing the same tune when it comes to sparing dogs from medical experiments
May 13, 2026
Farm stand offers homemade breads, eggs and natural remedies on the honor system
May 13, 2026
A bus carries the untold story of Colorado's Native peoples; "We're still here"
May 13, 2026
Residents worry about impacts after Fort Smith chemical spill kills fish downstream
May 13, 2026
Fire reported on natural gas platform off Santa Barbara coast
May 13, 2026
Amazon is rapidly opening store-sized delivery hubs in dozens of U.S. and foreign cities to fulfill customers’ most urgent product needs in 30 minutes or less
May 12, 2026
Who could replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Britain’s prime minister?
May 13, 2026
Rare dinosaur species being studied at the Cincinnati Museum Center
May 13, 2026
Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with
May 12, 2026
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials agree that no country can be allowed to exact shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department told
May 13, 2026
Oil prices settled higher for the third consecutive session on Tuesday as stark differences between the U.S. and Iran over a proposal to end the war in the
May 12, 2026
Remembering the Virginia leader who helped bring MLK to Peanut Park
May 13, 2026
New Smithsonian exhibit traces bison’s rise, near extinction and comeback
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump is downplaying differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. conflict in Iran as he heads to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leader
May 12, 2026
Student rescues woman from burning home
May 13, 2026
Maryland farm fire kills 35,000 chickens, officials say
May 13, 2026
Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the operator of the ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024 leading to the deaths of six construction workers
May 12, 2026
The U.S.
May 12, 2026
Biofuel advocates are making a last-minute push to convince House lawmakers to approve year-round sales of gasoline blended with
May 12, 2026
Great horned owls may help homeowners with rodent control
May 13, 2026
Peach growers struggle after Del Monte cannery closure
May 13, 2026
Outdoor workers already battling triple-digit heat before summer officially begins
May 13, 2026
Firefighter creates program to help women break into the fire service
May 12, 2026
Italian energy group Eni has asked Morgan Stanley to help it to raise funds from investment firms such as Apollo, KKR and Stonepeak in
May 12, 2026
The U.S.
May 12, 2026
Greenland's prime minister said on Tuesday that increasing the U.S. military presence in the Arctic territory was part of ongoing
May 12, 2026
Suspending the federal gas tax, which would require Congress to agree, would drop gas prices only about 4% – less in high-cost states like California.
May 12, 2026
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla will increase its investment in battery cell production at its plant outside Berlin by almost $250 million, boosting its capacity target
May 12, 2026
Healthy coral reefs can significantly reduce hurricane damage for coastlines, yet many still face harms, including pollution and ship damage, that people have the power to stop.
May 12, 2026
20 beagles from Ridglan Farms arrive at Wisconsin Humane Society's Milwaukee campus
May 12, 2026
Ocean carbon removal is picking up, just as Microsoft pulls out as a major funder of carbon removal projects.
May 12, 2026
From the Black Death to the COVID-19 pandemic, combining the genetic data of a pathogen with historical records, archaeological artifacts and epidemiological studies can uncover its origins.
May 12, 2026
Opponents of guaranteed-income programs often argue that recipients will simply take the money and be less motivated to do any work whatsoever.
May 11, 2026
Colombia's Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta wetland is facing an environmental crisis due to an invasive plant native to Asia
May 12, 2026
Waymo said on Tuesday it is recalling about 3,800 robotaxis in the United States after identifying a risk that vehicles could enter flooded roads
May 12, 2026
Antigua and Barbuda has nominated Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa as candidate to be the next United Nations Secretary-General, a U.N. official told Reuters on Tuesday.
May 12, 2026
Why you could pay $5 for gas even if oil doesn’t skyrocket
May 12, 2026
The shadowy network of Chinese oil refineries funding Iran
May 12, 2026
When Norway's $2.2 trillion wealth fund — the world's largest — sells a company's shares over ethical concerns, should it explain why?
May 12, 2026
An Australian court on Tuesday ordered miner Fortescue to pay A$150 million ($108 million) in compensation to an Indigenous group for a cultural loss caused by iron ore
May 12, 2026
Thyssenkrupp Nucera has frozen hiring in high-cost countries as part of broader saving measures, it said on Tuesday, after its second-
May 12, 2026
Malaysia's maritime agency has launched a search and rescue operation for 14 people missing after a boat believed to be carrying undocumented Indonesian migrants sank
May 12, 2026
Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the
May 12, 2026
Some adults are turning to music camps as an antidote to a world of increased isolation as they decide on their summer plans
May 12, 2026
The U.S. state governor of Maryland Wes Moore on Monday pushed for reforms in PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. electricity market, including long-
May 12, 2026
Trump’s blue repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool draws lawsuit and questions about cost
May 12, 2026
The model of cargo plane that crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, last fall after an engine fell off a UPS plane as it was taking off resumed flying over the weekend
May 12, 2026
The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put public lands conservation on equal footing with development
May 12, 2026
U.S.
May 12, 2026
Trump wants to lift the federal tax on gas. But don’t expect much relief even if it happens
May 12, 2026
U.S.
May 12, 2026
A fire set off by a potential gas explosion killed one person in Brazil's biggest city Sao Paulo on Monday, while
May 12, 2026