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ChoViva, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative, is tested and processed by an employee at the testing lab of Planet A Foods.

Scientists tap the power of fermentation to create chocolate without cocoa beans

Climate change is driving more extreme weather events in the region where many cocoa beans are grown. A brother-sister team in Germany is working on a solution: making chocolate without cocoa beans.

Robin Morgan of Washington State University's Bread Lab works to prepare fresh loaves of whole wheat bread. Morgan is part of a team of scientists and researchers searching for ways to make whole wheat bread resilient to a warming world — and more delicious.

Can better bread be a climate change solution? These bakers think so

A team of scientists and bakers in the Pacific Northwest is searching for ways to make whole wheat bread resilient to a warming world — and more delicious.

Bird flu continues to spread among dairy cattle. And new research shows there may be more cases among farm workers than health officials have confirmed to date.

Bird flu cases among farm workers may be going undetected, a study suggests

Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without better surveillance, researchers warn that health officials could be caught off guard if the virus gets more contagious.

two claymation-like dolls made out of fiber are postitioned up against a book called "Nothing Special"

Stateside Podcast: Des Cooper's new children's book celebrates intergenerational joy

Writer Desiree Cooper's new children's book — titled Nothing Special — celebrates the intergenerational friendship between her grandson Jax and her own father. Its lush multimedia illustrations and the story, drawn from Cooper's own life, find joy in the quiet moments of childhood.

Members of the International Aerospace Machinists union march toward the union's hall Thursday to vote on a contract offer with airplane maker Boeing in Renton, Wash. Workers overwhelmingly rejected the contract and 96% voted to authorize a strike.

Boeing machinists go on strike after rejecting contract

The deal would have raised wages by 25%, lowered employees’ share of health care costs, and boosted retirement contributions by the company. But many rank and file union members were unhappy.

The bypass tunnel at the bottom of Iron Gate Dam in Northern California has been carefully reinforced so it can handle the load of water and sediment pouring through it.

No turning back: The largest dam removal in U.S. history begins

The next big phase of the Klamath River Dam removal started this week. It's the largest dam removal in U.S. history and is expected to last through 2024.

A Russian serviceman guards the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in in southeastern Ukraine in May 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has placed devices that look like explosives on top of reactors at the plant. He says Russia may carry out sabotage and blame Ukraine. Russia, in turn, says Ukraine is planning to attack the plant.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy warns of possible Russian sabotage at nuclear plant

Zelenskyy made the alarming claim in his nightly video address, adding that he believes the Russians may soon damage the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and blame Ukraine.

Paramedics carry a Muslim pilgrim for a medical check after he fell down due to a heat stroke near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, which marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world.

14 pilgrims die from sunstroke as Eid al-Adha celebrations begin for Muslims

The Saudi Health Ministry said more than 2,760 pilgrims suffered from sunstroke and heat stress on Sunday alone and the number is likely to increase as Hajj ends.

Boeing crew flight test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, center, pose with Expedition 71 flight engineers Mike Barratt, left, and Tracy Dyson, both NASA astronauts, in their spacesuits aboard the International Space Station's Quest airlock on June 24, 2024.

NASA astronauts to extend space station stay as engineers troubleshoot Boeing capsule

Problems with the capsule's propulsion system, used to maneuver the spacecraft, prompted NASA and Boeing to delay the flight home several times while they analyzed the trouble.

A sign in Grand Rapids warns of "thin ice," despite warmer-than-normal temperatures that have prevented ice from forming on a pond at the John Ball Zoo.

Michigan winter sports resorts cope with unusually warm, dry winter

Unseasonably warm weather is impacting the winter Snowsports industry in Michigan, along with other businesses reliant on snow.

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