Why Mount Everest Is Growing Taller Every Year
Researchers say that two rivers merged some 89,000 years ago and gave the mightiest peak in the Himalayas a huge…
Britain Shuts Down Last Coal Plant, ‘Turning Its Back on Coal Forever’
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant was the last surviving coal-burning power station in a country that birthed the Industrial Revolution and fed…
California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data
The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.On Saturday, Governor…
SpaceX to Launch Crew-9 Mission for NASA: How to Watch
Two astronauts — one American, one Russian — will launch on a flight that is set to bring the Boeing…
Power and Communication Outages Hamper Assessment of Landslides
More than a foot of rain turned major roadways in cities in the southeastern United States like Asheville, N.C., and…
Viewfinders Make Fall Foliage Pop for the Colorblind in Virginia
Specialized viewfinders installed across state parks let visitors with red-green colorblindness see more distinct colors.Like so many other leaf-peeping enthusiasts,…
Titan Sub Hearing: What We’ve Learned So Far
Contrary to public reports last year, the passengers probably had no idea that the vessel was about to implode.Over the…
Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug Premiums
Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically…
Acadia Healthcare Says It Faces New Federal Investigations
Shares of the company, one of the largest chains of for-profit psychiatric hospitals, were down 25 percent at one point.Acadia…
Things Are Looking Up for Africa’s Upside-Down Baobab Trees
A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens…