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The Ahlstrom paper mill in Rhinelander, Wis., on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Takeaways from the AP's reporting on PFAS contamination of private drinking water wells

5:50 AM on Monday, February 2

The Associated Press’ reporting on the vulnerabilities of private water well owners to contamination by harmful forever chemicals shows how some well owners are left stranded

This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Jim Ross/NASA via AP)

NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years

6:38 PM on Saturday, January 31

NASA has begun a two-day practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in 53 years

FILE - The crowd watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, to come out and make his prediction during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler's Knob

5:28 AM on Saturday, January 31

Punxsutawney Phil is set to deliver his annual weather forecast and predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring

This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Jim Ross/NASA via AP)

NASA delays the first Artemis moonshot with astronauts because of extreme cold at the launch site

7:19 AM on Friday, January 30

NASA has delayed astronauts' upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site

Scientists marvel at a Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California

2:08 PM on Thursday, January 29

Scientists on a research vessel off the California coast are marveling at a rare find — a waved albatross was spotted soaring over the Pacific

Newborn calf struggling in deep freeze brought indoors to curl up on couch

12:31 PM on Thursday, January 29

A Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze

A loggerhead sea turtle named Pyari is seen swimming in a tank shortly before its release in Juno Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)

A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite

1:44 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital

Argonne Plays ‘Bad Guy’ to Test Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor Concepts

1:22 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A person pushed a bicycle during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

It's one storm after another for much of the US, but the next one's path is uncertain

9:26 AM on Wednesday, January 28

Winter's brutal grip on the U.S. East will continue in the coming days, with subfreezing temperatures reaching into Florida and a potential blizzard threatening the Atlantic coast

A NASA aircraft sits near a runway at Ellington Airport after making a belly landing on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Video shows flames flying from NASA plane that touched down without landing gear

4:21 PM on Tuesday, January 27

A NASA research plane has landed without its landing gear in Texas, sending plumes of flame behind it

This photo provided by San Francisco Animal Care and Control shows Dr. Adrian Mutlow, left, chief veterinarian at the San Francisco Zoo, examining a mountain lion after it was tranquilized, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in San Francisco. (San Francisco Animal Care and Control via AP)

Mountain lion roams posh San Francisco neighborhood before being captured

10:59 AM on Tuesday, January 27

A 77-pound mountain lion caused a stir as it wandered through San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood

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