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A hurricane specialist looks at a satellite image of Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season. The National Hurricane Center provides forecasts of major storms, many of which make landfall in the U.S.. The Center is part of NOAA, the country's oceans- and atmosphere-focused agency. Experts say ongoing staff cuts at the agency could endanger some of its core missions, like forecasting weather.

Trump administration layoffs hit NOAA, agency that forecasts weather, hurricanes

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.

Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal of Team Norway is one of the athletes suspended on suspicion of illegal suit manipulation.

More Norwegian ski jumpers have been suspended due to a major cheating scandal

Team officials are accused of altering athletes' suits to enhance their aerodynamics. The suspension by International Ski and Snowboard Federation follows last week's FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

As deadline nears, the White House considers leasing TikTok's algorithm from China

Ahead of a self-imposed April 5 deadline, the Trump administration is close to clinching a deal with Oracle to oversee TikTok's U.S. operations.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launches from the Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts to the ISS

The arrival of the new crew will pave the way for the return of two astronauts who have been "stuck" on the station since June of last year.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during his confirmation hearing at the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 29. The full Senate voted to confirm him as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday.

RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary, over Democrats' loud objections

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wins confirmation to be President Trump's secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The vote was 52 to 48.

Here's how to use nasal spray right and more tips for managing spring allergies

Here's the lowdown from allergy doctors on how to get relief, from which medicines to use — and how to best use them — to tips for keeping pollen out of your home.

Researchers and staff aboard a sea-going vessel that's part of the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations, or CalCOFI. Feb 7, 2018

Trump cuts to NOAA already felt in San Diego

Cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration affect research and sea monitoring partnerships between NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Some Los Angeles fires victims are rebuilding their homes without gas appliances

As Los Angeles rebuilds from the Eaton and Palisades fires, climate activists want to retire the gas utility pipelines and and hope to persuade people to rebuild homes as all-electric.

Kamilla Souza getting ready to study the brain of this beached whale.

'Give me the head!' Neuroscientist inspires whale and dolphin research in Brazil

Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose in the heat.

More teens say they're using ChatGPT for schoolwork, a new study finds

According to the survey, 26% of students ages 13-17 are using the artificial intelligence bot to help them with their assignments.

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