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

Who can actually get a COVID-19 vaccine? Navigating the latest recommendations

A doctor puts adhesive bandage on a woman's arm after vaccination.

How often should I get my eyes checked?

A woman in front of a slit lamp as an eye specialist takes her vision test.

Xyzal vs. Zyrtec: Compare antihistamine allergy prescriptions

Xyzal and Zyrtec inside a pharmacy shelf with other allergy and sinus products.

Millions of Americans lack access to care for asthma, COPD, and other lung conditions

A pulmonologist checking a patient's lung functions during a spirometry test.

Environment

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.

Wildfire retardants help stop fires, but also impact ecosystems

A firefighting aircraft drops the fire retardant Phos-Chek near homes during the Palisades Fire on January 10, 2025 in Topanga, California.

Oysters are breathing life into the Chesapeake Bay

A cage full of baby oysters being hauled from the Chesapeake Bay and bound for the Manokin River.

Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’

Karim Peoples help to make preparations to make it a cool roof in Baltimore.

New survey explores how much Americans trust their tap water

Water being poured onto a glass.

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

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.

How to be safer when using portable power stations

Couple at a table with a dog camping next to an RV.

Weather

15 ways to stay cool this summer without AC

Person's hands applying UV filter film on glass window

Extreme heat is becoming more common in the U.S. Here’s how to stay safe.

A person walks their dog in the morning when temperatures climb.

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.

6 tips to avoid pickleball injuries

Two teams playing at a public park's pickleball court where a male player returns a volley at the net.

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.

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.

Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation

Jessie Edmond holds a photo of her son, Julian 'Wolf' Rivera, who died at 27 in 2019 in Middletown, New York.

For better therapy, just add mushrooms

Hallucinogenic psilocybe semilanceata or liberty cap mushrooms growing under fallen leaves.

The impact of vehicle technology on insurance: What drivers need to know in 2025

A female project manager leads her team of engineers with a presentation of a new car model in an EV manufacturing facility office.

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.

Inside a Georgia beach’s high-tech fight against erosion

A team of researchers from the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography at the Tybee Island beach in Georgia.

What's really driving your late night screen addiction?

A serious young woman lying on a sofa and scrolling through her phone.

What 16 therapists wish you knew before your first session

A man sits nervously waiting in a lobby.