Watchdog says FBI has access to about 640M photographs

A government watchdog says the FBI has access to about 640 million photographs—including from driver’s licenses,…

Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere hit record high in May

Atmospheric carbon dioxide continued its rapid rise in 2019, with the average for May peaking at…

Scientists call on funders to make research freely available immediately

Scientific research usually takes months to be published by academic journals, and once it is, many…

New orca calf reported in southern resident J pod

A new calf has been born to J pod, Canadian whale-watch companies were reporting Friday. …

Feds declare emergency as gray whale deaths reach highest level in nearly 20 years

Alarmed by the high number of gray whales that have been washing up dead on West…

Sea turtles start nesting season with 'unheard-of' numbers on one NC island, town says

Each day from May through August, volunteers walk and survey the 26 miles of coastline on…

Maritime Launch Services Meets Critical Milestone with Nova Scotia Government’s Environmental Assessment Decision

Canada’s first commercial spaceport is one step closer to reality today following approval from the provincial…

Nation's most ambitious project to clean up nuclear weapons waste has stalled

The Energy Department’s most environmentally important and technically ambitious project to clean up Cold War nuclear…

Marine life is disappearing, imperiling San Diego's future

Just as scientists are starting to understand the life forms and landscape of the ocean, they…

Ant reactions to habitat disruptions inform a result of evolution

A Concordia biology professor is calling on ant experts to develop a set of common principles…