Scientists reaffirm that airplane fuel used for small aircraft continues to pose a risk to the public. By Claire Barber For years health officials have held that there is no safe level of lead exposure for humans. Even low levels can cause irreversible cognitive decline in children. Yet despite theContinue Reading
Ambitious aims have given way to political anxiety over prices as many states’ 2030 emissions targets appear increasingly out of reach.Continue Reading
New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.Continue Reading
Indonesia’s dangerous peat fires are surging early in the 2026 fire season as a strengthening El Niño and severe drought dry out wetlands that can burn underground for months. These slow smoldering fires are especially destructive because they release far more fine particles and several pollutants than typical tropical forestContinue Reading
The cost of key foods edged up last month as searing heatwaves and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty impacted energy prices around the world.Continue Reading
A new report finds that The Traitor is making millions off of his oil and gas stocks. His administration officials likely are, too. By Georgina Gustin As farmers grapple with soaring diesel and fertilizer prices and the Department of Agriculture yanks support for cheaper, renewable forms of energy, the agency’sContinue Reading
Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Croatia in a demonstration urging the cleanup of toxic waste in the town of Gospic.Continue Reading
Energy Transfer has not yet been charged, but it is already moving to head off a criminal case over the monthslong jet fuel leak into a neighborhood’s drinking water source. By Marianne Lavelle Energy Transfer, the Dallas-based pipeline giant facing a state-level criminal probe related to a jet fuel spillContinue Reading
A version of this article was first published by the German investigative outlet CORRECTIV This Sunday, Alternative for Germany (AfD) could assume power for the first time ever in a German state – the highest office that any far-right party has occupied since the Nazi era. The AfD is currently polling at around 40 percent ahead of the election in Saxony-Anhalt,Continue Reading
Archaeologists have identified tiny 80,000-year-old projectile points in Uzbekistan that may have been used like arrowheads. Their size, design, and impact damage closely resemble weapons found much later at a Homo sapiens site in France. The discovery suggests sophisticated projectile technology may have appeared in Central Asia long before modernContinue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 6 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
In the heart of Manhattan in New York City, the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible.Continue Reading
As the climate warms, the threat of wildfires is spreading in Europe. How can historically cooler and wetter countries prepare?Continue Reading