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

Switching between brand-name GLP-1s? Follow these 7 tips for a smooth and safe transition

Stack of Ozempic box on top of Wegovy medications are seen at Children's Hospital in Aurora, CO November 2024.

Smart office ergonomics to help avoid workplace injuries

A female employee sitting in her office experiencing back pains.

Trump-fueled gas boom has fenceline Gulf Coast communities on edge

An LNG tanker makes its way into Cameron Pass, Louisiana.

How to be safer when using portable power stations

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

Environment

Trump-fueled gas boom has fenceline Gulf Coast communities on edge

An LNG tanker makes its way into Cameron Pass, Louisiana.

What happens to leftover hotel soap? How organizations are reducing waste while addressing hygiene inequality

A worker wearing a fluorescent yellow vest, a face mask, blue gloves and ear protection processes small soaps for packaging.

What one town learned by charging residents for every bag of trash

Four different container for sorting garbage for plastic, paper, metal and organic waste

Inside the urgent effort to save endangered coral reefs

Drone panoramic view of Rose island, Bahamas, 5 kilometers east of Paradise Island.

Climate disasters can alter kids’ brains — before they’re even born

A man carries a pregnant woman through a flooded road in La Lima, Honduras after the low pressure system "Eta" caused heavy rainfall throughout the region.

Plants & Animals

Plants & Animals

How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds

A flock of sandhill cranes in Louisiana.

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

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

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.

Space

Space discoveries that will blow your mind

An image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals Stephans Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies

Weather

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.

How to support your mental health after a natural disaster

A woman in a raincoat looking over a huge flood.

Weather

What hurricane season was like the year you were born

A train underwater, a beach road destroyed after a storm and a figure watching palm trees bend in the waves and wind.

How to be safer when using portable power stations

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

The real cost of workplace injuries

A tailoring shop owner holding the back of her neck from being tired and stressed.

Which states have the most teens struggling with substance misuse?

Teenager holding a vape while scrolling on the phone at the park.

New medications coming soon: Here’s what’s been FDA approved in 2025 so far

The FDA White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Understanding anxiety: Symptoms, treatments, and medications

Bottles of Alprazolam bottle on a shelf.

Smartphone security: Protecting your digital identity in 2025

Woman using a phone and computer to use online banking.

Is your Wegovy real? Here’s how to ID fake weight loss drugs

A Wegovy pen against a sunny concept background.

Is substance abuse worse in the summer? Here’s the data

Concert crowd in front of bright stage lights.

This is how you stop data trackers from sucking up your health data

Illustration showing person using laptop with personal information in the background symbolizing the threat of private data at risk of being shared.

Watching the world, one quintillionth of a second at a time

Illustration showing concept of studying time at molecular levels.

AI-fueled fake IDs and identity theft: What you need to know

Person holding a virtual ID.