Sanofi, GSK say COVID-19 shot won't be ready until late 2021Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline say their potential COVID-19 vaccine won’t be ready until late next year as they seek to improve the shot’s effectiveness in older people By DANICA KIR...

Groups blast Trump logging plan aimed at reducing wildfiresConservation groups are blasting a Trump administration decision officials say will reduce wildfires by streamlining environmental reviews of timber salvage projects By KEITH RIDLER Associated P...

EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talksEuropean Union leaders have reached a hard-fought deal to cut the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrass...

Window opens for Virgin Galactic test flight from spaceportThe window is open for Virgin Galactic’s first rocket-powered test flight from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico as the company prepares for commercial flights next year By SUSAN MONTOY...

Five years on, signs that Paris climate accord is workingFive years after the historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase efforts to fight global warming By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press December 11,...

Q today is has well over 1 billion. It offered a simple app that users really liked, although it didn't make any money. Facebook has since added a bevy of new features, such as chats, disappearing “stories” and the ability to shop and create and wat...

World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020New calculations show the world's carbon dioxide emissions plunged 7% in 2020 because of the pandemic lockdowns By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer December 11, 2020, 1:05 AM • 3 min read Sha...

U.N. food agency receives Nobel prize in online eventThe U.N. World Food Program received its Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, in a break from the pomp-filled traditional celebration in the Norwegian capital because of the coronavirus outbreak By FRANCES...

The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn't stopThis year has seen record Atlantic hurricanes and western U.S. wildfires, devastating floods in Asia and Africa and a hot, melting Arctic By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer December 10, 2020,...

AP Interview: Digital minister says Taiwan to guard privacyA Cabinet minister says Taiwan plans to create an independent agency to enforce digital privacy, tackling an increasingly urgent issue as countries step up surveillance during the pandemic By HU...