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The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been …

This image from video provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in April 2024 shows bioluminescence in the shaggy bamboo coral Isidella tentaculum filmed in the ocean by a remotely operated vehicle. Most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean and they might have been doing it longer than thought. In a study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, scientists report that the first animals that glowed may have been coral that lived 540 million years ago. “Light signaling is one of the earliest forms of communication that we know of _ it’s very important in deep waters,” said Andrea Quattrini, a co-author of the study. (Doc Ricketts/MBARI via AP)

NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft …

This illustration provided by NASA depicts Voyager 1. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data in November 2023. Flight controllers traced the blank communication to a bad computer chip and rearranged the spacecraft’s coding to work around the trouble. In mid-April 2024, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory declared success after receiving good engineering updates. The team is still working to restore transmission of the science data. (NASA via AP)

European Space Agency adds 5 new astronauts in only …

Katherine Bennell-Pegg, center, of Australia is congratulated by ESA head of robotic and human exploration Daniel Neuenschwander, left, at the candidates of the Class of 2022 graduation ceremony at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, Monday, April 22, 2024. ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot of France, Pablo Alvarez Fernandez of Spain, Rosemary Coogan of Britain, Raphael Liegeois of Belgium and Marco Sieber of Switzerland took up duty at the European Astronaut Centre one year ago to be trained to the highest level of standards as specified by the International Space Station partners. Also concluding a year of astronaut basic training is Australian astronaut candidate Katherine Bennell-Pegg, who has trained alongside ESA's candidates. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing …

A rice shop employee hands a bag of rice to a customer sitting on a scooter in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Vietnam is the world's third largest rice exporter, and the staple importance to Vietnamese culture is palpable in the Mekong Delta. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California announces first new state park in a decade …

First partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom plants a tree during ground breaking ceremony where the state will open the first new state park in a decade on Monday April 22, 2024 at the Dos Rios property, in Modesto, Calif. The announcement comes as the state sets targets for cutting planet-warming emissions on natural lands. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)

When red-hot isn’t enough: New government heat risk …

The website for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention displays on a computer screen in Glenside, Pa., Monday, April 22, 2024, a new heat risk system developed with the National Weather Service. They unveiled a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection …

FILE - A 102-pound, female loggerhead sea turtle that was caught off the Galveston Fishing Pier earlier in the summer makes her way into the Gulf of Mexico after being rehabilitated at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's sea turtle facility in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 16, 2015. The Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures for the endangered loggerhead sea turtles, leading to a spike in the number of turtles being caught up and killed in fishing nets, according to a report released on April 22, 2024, by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which functions as part of the U.S.-Mexico Canada Free trade agreement. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, File)

Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly …

FILE - Burnt trees and a car after yesterday's fire in Mandra, west of Athens, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, April 22, 2024, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

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Sen. Alex Padilla on Mayorkas impeachment, immigration

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State Senator Bradford running for Lt. Governor of …

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2021, file photo, state Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, addresses a press conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. California's Legislative Black Caucus released a slate of reparations bills this week that strive to implement ideas from a landmark task force that studied the issue for two years. The proposals include a formal apology from the state, for its role in facilitating slavery and compensation for property seized from Black owners. Bradford, said at a news conference Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, that the caucus priority list does not preclude individual lawmakers from introducing additional reparations legislation. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)

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Law expert weighs in on Supreme Court Mifepristone …

The Supreme Court is seen on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Washington after the court decided to preserve women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The justices on Friday granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Arizona Democrats attempt to repeal the state’s 19th …

FILE - The historic Arizona Capitol building stands, April 11, 2024, in Phoenix. Democrats in the Arizona House are expected on Wednesday, April 24, to make another attempt to repeal Arizona's near-total abortion ban, which the state's highest court says can be enforced. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Ex-officer wanted in double murder kills self: police

Ex-police officer wanted in 2 killings and kidnapping …

This image provided by the Washington State Patrol shows an Amber Alert poster with an image of Elias Huizar on it. Huizar, a former Washington state police officer, was on the run Tuesday, April 23, 2024, after killing two people, including his ex-wife, who had recently obtained a protection order against him, authorities said. The Washington State Patrol late Monday issued an alert that the ex-Yakima officer had fled with 1-year-old Roman Huizar. (Washington State Patrol via AP)

Suspect was ‘targeting’ Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass …

FILE - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waits to speak during a news conference in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2023. Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at Bass' home, early Sunday, April 21, 2024, officials said. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Douglas C-54 plane with 2 people on board crashes …

A fire burns after a Douglas C-54 Skymaster plane crashed into the Tanana River outside Fairbanks, Alaska, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Alaska State Troopers via AP)

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Over 20 suspected internet predators arrested in …

California uses innovation to improve groundwater …

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