The hidden costs of food waste

We’ve all been there before. We rummage around our fridge to find those long-forgotten strawberries we…

Opinion: Treat U.S. gun violence as a disease

As a pediatrician who works in an emergency department, I am reminded daily of how firearm…

NASA's AIRS maps carbon monoxide from Brazil fires

New data from NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite, shows the movement…

Why we need to get back to Venus

Just next door, cosmologically speaking, is a planet almost exactly like Earth. It’s about the same…

Wildfires west of the Cascades: Rare, but large and severe

Most of us think of wildfire in Washington state as something that happens east of the…

Researchers use DNA in seawater to monitor scallop reproduction

Researchers from the University of Maine and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have developed a method…

Eggs from last northern white rhinos fertilized, scientists say

Seven eggs from the world’s last two remaining northern white rhinos have been successfully fertilized artificially,…

Scientists in Italy fertilize 7 northern white rhino eggs

Eggs removed from the last two female northern white rhinos have been fertilized with sperm from…

International Space Station crew relocates Soyuz capsule

The crew of the International Space Station has successfully relocated a Soyuz space capsule to another…

Why nuking hurricanes is a bad idea

President Donald Trump reportedly suggested bombing hurricanes before they made landfall. Click here for…