The Trump administration on Monday rolled out some of the broadest changes in decades to enforcement…
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Dangerous heat to grip parts of 13 states in South, Midwest
Forecasters are warning of scorching heat across a wide stretch of the U.S. South and Midwest,…
Russians killed in missile test blast were working on 'new weapons'
Russia’s nuclear agency chief on Monday confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing “new…
NASA measures rain rate in tiny Tropical Storm Henrietta
Tiny Tropical Storm Henrietta is the newest addition to the tropical cyclone line-up in the Eastern…
You're not so tough, h-BN
Hexagonal-boron nitride is tough, but Rice University scientists are making it easier to get along with. …
Structurally complex forests better at carbon sequestration
Forests in the eastern United States that are structurally complex—meaning the arrangement of vegetation is highly…
Wildlife trafficking and more hinder nations' sustainable development
Transnational environmental crime—wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, dumping hazardous waste and more—takes an estimated $91 to $259…
Cigarette butts pose big microplastic hazard in the oceans
You’ve seen it before: A driver idling at a stoplight flicks a cigarette butt out the…
Researchers grow Lokiarchaea in special tank over 12-year study
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Japan has succeeded in cultivating samples of…
NASA finds deadly Lekima's remnants over China
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and captured a visible picture of the…