A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.
Nearly half the citizens of the tiny Pacific Island nation have already applied in a lottery for Australian visas amid…
Max Fink, Champion of Electroconvulsive Therapy, Dies at 102
As a psychiatry resident, he became convinced of the benefits of ECT. But he spent years battling detractors and a…
Mike Lee’s Plan to Sell Public Lands Faces MAGA Pushback
They love hunting, fishing and conservatism. And they hate a plan by a conservative senator to sell millions of acres…
Critical Hurricane Monitoring Data Is Going Offline
The loss of access to the data could hamstring forecasters’ ability to track hurricanes and warn residents of their risk.The…
Human Activity Is Driving the Evolution of Wild Animals, New Studies Find
Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of…
Orcas Use Kelp as a Possible Grooming Tool
In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp…
Orcas Use Kelp as a Possible Grooming Tool
In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp…
Mysterious Fireball Reported Over South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee
A glowing object lit up the sky, prompting dozens of calls to the authorities, as scientists scrambled to figure out…
Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation
Mexican environmental activists say detritus raining down from Elon Musk’s rocket company has caused die-offs of marine life.Time and again,…
Global Warming Is Speeding Up and the World Is Feeling the Effects
Human-caused global warming has been increasing faster and faster since the 1970s.Summer started barely a week ago, and already the…