Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests
President Trump has promised to “drill, baby, drill.” Now, he also wants to log.On Saturday, Mr. Trump directed federal agencies…
Greenpeace Faces Tough Start in Trial Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
The environmental group, battling a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, told the court it can’t get…
Vesuvius Turned One Victim’s Brain to Glass
Heat from the eruption in A.D. 79 was so intense that it vitrified the brain tissue of one unfortunate Herculaneum…
She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease
Sam Runyon navigated to the house by memory as she reviewed her patient’s file, a “problem list” of medications and…
Vesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly?
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, fiery avalanches of ash and pumice assaulted Pompeii, displacing some 15,000 inhabitants and…
How Elon Musk Uses Internet Slang to Marshal His Army of Online Fans
In 2010, a woman in Sakura, Japan, posted photos of her well-manicured Shiba Inu to her digital journal. The dog,…
How to Watch Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Moon Landing
The lunar lander is the first of three robotic spacecraft aiming to set down on the moon this year.Blue Ghost…
How Fungi Move Among Us
Mycorrhizal fungi are the supply chains of the soil. With filaments thinner than hair, they shuttle vital nutrients to plants…
France Bans PFAS in Many Products, but Not Cookware
A new French ban on “forever chemicals” allows their use in nonstick pans after industry opposition, including a rally by…