In 2019, when Wolf Cukier finished his junior year at Scarsdale High School in New York,…
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India suffers hottest decade on record
The last decade was India’s hottest on record with the national weather office calling the impact…
Australia firefighters race to contain blazes as heatwave looms
Firefighters raced to quell massive bushfires in southeastern Australia Tuesday, taking advantage of a brief drop…
6.2 magnitude earthquake hits off western Indonesia coast
A strong earthquake hit off western Indonesian coast in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, but there…
SpaceX launches third batch of Starlink satellites
SpaceX on Monday launched its third batch of 60 mini-satellites into orbit, part of its plans…
NASA contractor settles whistleblower complaint for $375,000
A NASA contractor on Monday agreed to pay $375,000 in order to settle a whistleblower complaint…
JetBlue says to go carbon neutral by July 2020
The no-frills US air carrier JetBlue will go carbon neutral for all domestic flights starting the…
Maximizing bike-share ridership: New research says it's all about location
The popularity of bike-share systems has grown in popularity thanks to the younger, more environmentally conscious…
In a nearby galaxy, a fast radio burst unravels more questions than answers
For more than a decade, astronomers across the globe have wrestled with the perplexities of fast…
Shutdown of coal-fired plants in US saves lives and improves crop yields
The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and…