Each April in Japan, people participate in a tradition called “hanami,” or cherry-blossom viewing, where they picnic under the blooming trees. The tradition has a second purpose: The presence of people at these gatherings, often by water, helps solidify riverbanks and protect them from spring floods. The celebration has aContinue Reading
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot inserts biological research samples into a science freezer inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. ESA/Sophie Adenot Medical tests and microbiology topped the research schedule for the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The seven crewmates also workedContinue Reading
From left, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot; Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, stop for a group photograph as they visit NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and OrionContinue Reading
The U.S. doesn’t have enough bio-based diesel to meet the administration’s new mandate, so blenders will have to import yet more foreign crop-based oils. By Georgina Gustin President Traitor 47 stood on the Truman Balcony at the White House during the “Great American Agriculture Celebration” last week and announced whatContinue Reading
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NASA/Jessica Meir NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station’s cupola. She posted it on X on March 30, 2026, with the following caption: “Our work on the @Space_Station has provided the foundation to explore further, preparing us to returnContinue Reading
Making babies in space may be more complicated than expected, as new research shows sperm struggle to navigate in microgravity. Scientists found that while sperm can still swim normally, they lose their sense of direction without gravity, making it harder to reach and fertilize an egg. In lab experiments simulatingContinue Reading
Rossana Valverde’s house didn’t burn down. It stood, despite the 99 mile-an-hour winds that swept the Eaton Fire toward her home in Pasadena in January 2025. After the massive wildfire broke out at a utility tower just 300 yards from Valverde’s back fence, she had less than 10 minutes toContinue Reading
Samuel L. Jackson has joined animal rights activists in a renewed push to move Billy and Tina from the Tulsa Zoo to a sanctuary, as Tina suffers from a serious infection.Continue Reading
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This piece is co-published by DeSmog and ExxonKnews . ExxonKnews is a reporting project of the Center for Climate Integrity. Major oil and gas lobby groups are leveraging energy shortages during the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran to call on the European Union to pause its regulations on methane,Continue Reading
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch enjoyed a £7,500 getaway in February at the home of an influential anti-climate donor, DeSmog can reveal. New records show that Badenoch and four members of her family spent six days at a residence owned by Neil Record , a former currency trader who chairs NetContinue Reading
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