SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer
Amazon’s Bezos says he’ll send a spaceship to the moon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos said Thursday he's going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest...
Fake news: Small portion of Twitter users spreading most misinformation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny fraction of Twitter users spread the vast majority of fake news in 2016, with conservatives and older people sharing...
Elderly, conservatives shared more Facebook fakery in 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharing false information on Facebook is old.People over 65 and ultra conservatives shared about seven times more fake information masquerading as...
Wet and mild: Warm winter predicted for much of the U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. meteorologists say winter is looking wet and especially mild for much of the country, thanks to a weak El Nino...
Fast, furious: How Michael grew into a 155 mph monster
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moist air, warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, and ideal wind patterns supercharged Hurricane Michael in the hours before it...
Study finds false stories travel way faster than the truth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter loves lies. A new study finds that false information on the social media network travels six times faster than the...
There really is a “bomb cyclone” and it blew up social media
WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to weather, it's hard to sound scarier than "bomb cyclone."It's a version of a real weather term that...
Why some hurricanes linger while other storms die quickly
WASHINGTON (AP) — This hurricane season is showing how wild and varied storms' life cycles can be.Most storms seem to be tracked for days...
As Harvey finally fizzles, a look at what made it so nasty
WASHINGTON (AP) — The slow-moving, super-wet and especially devastating storm named Harvey is finally fizzling.Since first hitting shore near Corpus Christi, Texas, more than...
The lore and lure of eclipses: Blood, sex and some snacking
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just the skies that get dark when there's a total solar eclipse. So do we.Modern science explains that the...