2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (323+ words) Antibiotic resistance is often associated with hospitals and the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. Both are genuine problems, but new research suggests another potential culprit that many people haven't considered " droughts caused by climate change. A recent study published in…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (836+ words) Animals traded through global wildlife markets are far more likely to carry diseases that can infect humans, and the risk grows the longer those species remain in circulation, according to a new study. The researchers also found that the number…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (372+ words) You may have heard of "wet bulb temperature," a combined measure of heat and humidity that tells us how effectively our bodies can cool themselves. Normally, evaporating sweat from our skin is enough to keep us at safe temperatures. But…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1716+ words) Several years ago, in a burst of climate optimism, Democratic-led states across the Northeast adopted some of the world's most ambitious policies to shift away from fossil fuels and cut planet-warming emissions. But today, many of those states are scaling…...

5+ day, 16+ min ago  (564+ words) Climate scientists believe that a rare, strong El Ni'o'typically known as a "Super El Ni'o" could form in the coming months. Strong El Ni'os do not happen often'there have been only five since 1950, with the last taking place from 2015 to…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (630+ words) Jake Braun is executive director of the Cyber Policy Initiative at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, co-founder of the DEF CON Franklin cybersecurity initiative and a former White House adviser on cybersecurity. No matter what becomes…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (475+ words) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed Thursday that last month'which featured a heatwave that cooked the US West and caused a snow drought'was the hottest March in the 132-year record for the contiguous United States. (Image by NOAA NCEI)…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (578+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday it would weaken cleanup requirements for hundreds of sites that contain waste from burning coal, a move that environmental groups said threatens drinking water for millions of people. The move is a victory…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (599+ words) Survivors of the devastating Eaton fire called on state lawmakers on Wednesday to pass a bill requiring audits of spending by Southern California Edison and the state's two other big for-profit electric companies on wildfire prevention. The survivors pointed to…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1050+ words) The value of forest ecosystems is hard to overstate. Blanketing roughly a third of the US, they supply clean water and air, absorb planet-warming carbon dioxide, and provide homes for imperiled wildlife and a tranquil place for Americans to hunt…...