Climate Change Is Not a Key Talking Point for Harris Campaign
In the 2020 presidential election, climate activists demanded that Democratic candidates explain, in detail, how they planned to tackle the…
Under a Frozen Army Base, He Found Incredible Fossils
In a new book, geologist Paul Bierman recounts the moment he found astonishing evidence that Greenland’s ice sheet had melted…
Rocket Engine Explodes During Test at Shetland Spaceport
As European countries push to develop more independent space capabilities, a test at one new site produced an explosion.The rocket…
Risking His Own Extinction to Rescue the Rarest of Flowers
Carlos Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the world’s smallest water…
NO2 Emissions in Can Undo Some Benefits of City Trees, Study Finds
A chemical reaction involving emissions from cars and buildings can negate their environmental benefits. New research shows what big cities…
He Regulated Medical Devices. She Represented Their Makers.
For 15 years, Dr. Jeffrey E. Shuren was the federal official charged with ensuring the safety of a vast array…
Scientists Seeking Life on Mars Heard a Signal That Hinted at the Future
At sunset on a late summer weekend in 1924, crowds flocked to curbside telescopes to behold the advanced alien civilization…
Philippines Reports First Mpox Case Since W.H.O. Declared Global Emergency
It was not clear if the patient had contracted the new, potentially more deadly strain of the disease, which first…
What to Know About the Blue Supermoon
The celestial event, which is visible from Sunday to Wednesday morning, probably won’t happen again until 2037.Stargazers are being treated…
This Spider Uses a Light Show to Trick Eager Male Fireflies Into Its Web
Imagine being a male firefly when suddenly the telltale flashing of a female catches your eye. Enthralled, you speed toward…