The dry Maria Cristina reservoir in Spain (EPA-Yonhap)WASHINGTON (AFP) ― April was historically hot across the globe, tying with 2010 for the highest average temperature since 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.“The globally averaged temperature across land and ocean surfaces tied with 2010 as the highest on record for the month,” NOAA said in a statement.The planet last month was 0.77 degrees Celsius hotter than the 20th-century average.Central Siberia saw te

The International Space Station (File photo)BERLIN (AP) ― Friction between the United States and Russia over Ukraine won’t spell the end of the International Space Station, the head of NASA said Monday, dismissing concerns that one of the world’s most prestigious scientific endeavors could fall victim to political disagreement.The comments by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden come a week after Russia warned that it could cease cooperating with the U.S. on the project after 2020. Although Japan,

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The devastating wildfires scorching Southern California offer a glimpse of a warmer and more fiery future, according to scientists and federal and international reports.In the past three months, at least three different studies and reports have warned that wildfires are getting bigger, that man-made climate change is to blame, and it’s only going to get worse with more fires starting earlier in the year. While scientists are reluctant to blame global warming for any specific fi

The captain of the Sewol and three other key crew members were indicted on charges of homicide Thursday. The 11 other crew members were indicted for manslaughter. The four key sailors -- the captain, chief mate, second mate and the chief engineer -- were charged with homicide out of willful negligence. All crewmen are accused of violating the rescue rule and negligence resulting in death. “(The investigation team) charged the captain with homicide because he did not take any measures in the whol

Six glaciers in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, are in an irreversible retreat, threatening to increase sea levels, according to a new study by NASA. The loss of the entire western part of Antarctica could raise global sea levels by 1.2 meters in the centuries to come, the study suggested. The Amundsen Sea includes some of the biggest and fastest-moving glaciers on Earth, and their retreat is known to be a major driver of global sea-level increases.NASA estimates that the loss of the glaciers in t

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. researchers may have found a flaw with the “French Paradox,” or the notion that people who drink red wine can somehow avoid the pitfalls of a high-fat diet. A study out Monday found that resveratrol ― one of the highly touted antioxidants in red wine ― did not help people live longer. Nor did it help people avoid cancer or heart disease, according to the research published in JAMA Internal Medicine, a journal of the American Medical Association.“This study suggests that d