Science

Real Estate

Undeterred by climate change, US homeowners are moving to climate-vulnerable areas

County Map of wildfire risk based on FEMA National Risk Index

More articles are now created by AI than humans

Generative AI artificial intelligence generate text document and abstract papers as symbolized by person typing on laptop icons of many docs covering the image.

The AI data center boom is here. What will it mean for land, water and power in Canada?

Conceptual illustration representing the world’s largest data centre to be built in a drought-stricken region in Alberta, without the consent of an affected First Nation.

We know primary care is crucial, so why is it declining?

An empty examination room in a clinic with a computer, exam tamble, stool and various medical devices on the wall in Muscle Shoals, Alabama USA.

The overlooked nutrient critical for your baby’s brain and easy meal ideas to get it in

Pregnant woman, whose face is not shown, is illuminated by light of open fridge holding a glass in one hand and bottle of milk in the other.

Environment

America’s hardest water: The 10 US cities with the highest water hardness

An aerial view of a modern suburban residential neighborhood situated in a mountainous desert area.

The advent of the ‘abundance’ movement

A tower crane owned by Torre Cranes in operation in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

How single-stream recycling works — and how your choices can make it work better

A truck dumps recyclable items at the Brookhaven Material Recycling Facility in Yaphank, New York.

Climate change is delaying the arrival of spring in NYC parks, researchers find

Pedestrians under trees of the Mall in Central Park, New York City.

Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives

View of a smokestack coming from the Pinova plastic resin manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Georgia.

Plants & Animals

Plants & Animals

Rotten tricks: How hot and stinky plants woo pollinators

A collage of thermogenic plants, clockwise from top left: sago palm (Cycas revoluta); Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), elephant-foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), Yulan magnolia (Magnolia denudata), calico-flower (Aristolochia littoralis), American lotus (Nelumbo lutea), titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris), Florida anise (Illicium floridanum), Rhizanthes lowii, dead-horse arum (Helicodiceros muscivorus).

Plants & Animals

How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds

A flock of sandhill cranes in Louisiana.

Plants & Animals

Got invasive plants? Call a herd of goats

Two goats in a herd smiling happily eating invasive plants in a wide land.

Plants & Animals

Fish are thriving in the river Seine

A view of one of the bridges over the river Seine in Paris, France.

Plants & Animals

How to use hydrocarbon gases for cannabis extraction

Macro detail of dropper with CBD oil, cannabis live resin extraction isolated on white background.

Space

How a mysterious particle could explain the universe’s missing antimatter

Concept 3D illustration for Elementary particle core of rotating sub atomic quantum matter with orbiting neutrinos.

Space

5 of the rarest astronomical events—and when you'll next see them

The head of Halley's Comet as photographed by Dr George Willis Ritchey.

Space

25 of the best places to see the solar eclipse across the US

The beginning of a solar eclipse as seen through very light cloud cover.

Space

23 astronomical events to look out for in 2023

A view of a Perseid meteor shower in a purple sky with pine trees in the foreground.

Space

33 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs

Webb NIRCam composite image from two filters – F212N (orange) and F335M (cyan) – of Jupiter system.

Weather

Mobile home residents face increased risks from severe weather

Aerial view of mobile home park in the Arizona desert.

Could a Pigouvian tax help solve climate change?

Silhouette of a coal-fired power plant spewing smoke into the air in Daqi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Costs of extreme weather: How to stay powered and protected year-round

Toppled trees on a road in Tallahassee, Florida after multiple tornadoes and winds.

From ski trails to hiking paths, extreme heat is reshaping recreation, and our attitudes

Skiing slopes with little to no snow even in winter due to climate change.

Staying connected when it matters most: Technology’s role in disaster preparedness

A T-Mobile SatCOLT or Satellite Cells on Light Truck parked on an American Red Cross lot.

More articles are now created by AI than humans

Generative AI artificial intelligence generate text document and abstract papers as symbolized by person typing on laptop icons of many docs covering the image.

The AI data center boom is here. What will it mean for land, water and power in Canada?

Conceptual illustration representing the world’s largest data centre to be built in a drought-stricken region in Alberta, without the consent of an affected First Nation.

We know primary care is crucial, so why is it declining?

An empty examination room in a clinic with a computer, exam tamble, stool and various medical devices on the wall in Muscle Shoals, Alabama USA.

The overlooked nutrient critical for your baby’s brain and easy meal ideas to get it in

Pregnant woman, whose face is not shown, is illuminated by light of open fridge holding a glass in one hand and bottle of milk in the other.

America’s hardest water: The 10 US cities with the highest water hardness

An aerial view of a modern suburban residential neighborhood situated in a mountainous desert area.

The early signs of frontotemporal dementia

A sample MRI scan of frontotemporal dementia.

Beware of the ‘fake relative’ scams ahead of the holidays

An anonymous man steals private data from a victim through a call.

Staying connected when it matters most: Technology’s role in disaster preparedness

A T-Mobile SatCOLT or Satellite Cells on Light Truck parked on an American Red Cross lot.

Xanax for anxiety relief: What a psychiatrist says you should know before taking it

Xanax bottle on shelf.

Medical gas cylinder handling best practices for hospitals and clinics

Industrial Oxygen cylinders waiting in racks outside filled and waiting to be put into use in Watsonville , California.