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.

Can this 30-second challenge predict how long you’ll live?

Two people each squatting toward a chair with their arms out in front of them, in a yoga studio type room.

Got bunions? Here are 6 things you should know

Top down view of light skinned person pointing to the bunion on their right foot.

How AI can make infectious disease surveillance smarter, faster, and more useful

Concept of doctors using AI illustrated with medical professional with white coat and stethoscope using laptop computer with AI icons and symbols overlaid.

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

How return-to-office policies are shaping employee mental health

Black woman with glasses placing plants on an office desk with a clear plastic bin full of belongings on table.

The role of AI in shaping auto insurance

Person photographing passenger side headlight of damaged black car with smart phone for accident insurance.

Health

8 emerging uses for medical cannabis

Woman holding pipette of medical cannabis oil.

10 US cities providing accessible dialysis services

Patient sits getting hooked up to dialysis machine with nurse helping set up.

Inside the urgent effort to save endangered coral reefs

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