As the global avian extinction crisis accelerates, the loss of large-bodied birds is destroying local biodiversity and ecology, and eroding the cultural memory of Indigenous Peoples.
This is your final weekend to catch February’s fading 6-planet lineup or “planet alignment”. Here’s what’s still visible — and what’s already gone.
A final report on Melissa confirmed that it is tied for the Atlantic Basin’s strongest hurricane. The just-released analysis revealed other stunning records too.
The internet is writing original songs about Punch the viral macaque, who found comfort in a stuffed orangutan toy after his mother abandoned him at a Japanese zoo.
President Donald Trump tried to quell Americans’ concerns about rising electricity costs during his State of the Union speech – and now we’re learning that the deals he promised could land next week. Trump claimed that he’s negotiated a “rate payer protection pledge” with major tech companies, which would see them build out or pay […]
Independent researchers join a Sea Shepherd vessel in the South Orkney Islands to study the overlap between industrial krill fishing and recovering whale populations.
In the second space race, speed is decisive. Misaligned capital, policy and culture are America’s greatest strategic vulnerability.
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at cheaper biologic drugs, Novo Nordisk’s $2 billion next-gen obesity drug deal, new ways of fighting cancer, and more.
Not all brains tick the same way. Based on decades of psychological research, this test will help you uncover your unique productivity profile.
Brain freeze — the sharp, seconds-long headache we get from ingesting something cold — is rooted in the way our brain senses temperature and blood flow.