Mexican Cartels Lure Chemistry Students to Make Fentanyl
The cartel recruiter slipped onto campus disguised as a janitor and then zeroed in on his target: a sophomore chemistry…
Giant Redheaded Centipedes Are Venom Mixologists
The arthropods can tailor their toxins depending on whether they are hunting prey or defending themselves from predators, according to…
What a Marine Heat Wave Reveals About Our Warming Oceans
They call it “the Blob.”A decade ago, sea surface temperatures in the Pacific shot up to 11 degrees Fahrenheit hotter…
Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic…
Air Turbulence From a Storm Can Start Earlier Than You Expect
This is your captain speaking: You may need to buckle those seatbelts a lot sooner than you’re used to.Rattled nerves…
Life After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding
More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in…
Life After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding
More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in…
Nursing Home Industry Wants Trump to Rescind Staffing Mandate
A Biden administration rule that imposed minimum rules on nursing levels may not survive, even though many homes lack enough…
Killer Whales Hunt Whale Sharks and Feast on Their Livers
Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers.A…
Footprints Suggest Different Human Relatives Lived Alongside One Another
A million and a half years ago, amid giant storks and the ancestors of antelopes, two extinct relatives of humans…