The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it. (Image credit: Madeleine Charis King)Continue Reading
Tropical Storm Odalys has formed in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Monday. Meanwhile, a new tropical storm named Fay has formed in the northern Atlantic but does not appear to pose a threat to land.Continue Reading
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2 Min Read Johnson Space Center Sparks Curiosity at Houston’s 33rd Annual Japan Festival On Sept. 12-13, NASA’s Johnson Space Center employees brought the excitement and wonder of space exploration to Houston’s Japan Festival at Hermann Park. Attendees at the Japan Festival in Houston’s Hermann Park try on realContinue Reading
DeSmog and its partners have won three awards for investigations exposing corporate tactics to delay climate action at the 2026 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards. Geoff Dembicki, DeSmog’s global managing editor, won in the International Relations category for his story exposing how U.S. oil major ExxonMobil funded climate denial operationsContinue Reading
中国电力企业排放了大量世界上最强效的温室气体。一项Inside Climate News的分析显示，回收措施可以在极低的成本下大幅削减排放。 作者：Phil McKenna Read this article in English. Your browser does not support the video tag.Continue Reading
Researchers may have solved a long-running mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls by proposing that the Qumran sect really did use its distinctive 364-day calendar. Its perfectly ordered 52-week system kept holidays on the same weekdays, but it slowly drifted out of sync with the seasons because it was shorterContinue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 21 –… 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
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In 2022, global production of construction materials accounted for more than 7 percent of total carbon emissions. But how many of those materials were truly necessary to build houses, buildings, and bridges? A technique called topology optimization can design structures that reduce the amount of material used, in some casesContinue Reading
The nation’s electric utilities release vast quantities of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas. Recycling efforts could slash emissions at little cost, an Inside Climate News analysis reveals. By Phil McKenna Read this article in Chinese 阅读本文中文版. Your browser does not support the video tag.Continue Reading
Cats may identify one another through a surprisingly durable chemical “calling card” made from 13 unusual fatty acids in their urine. The compounds appear linked to mysterious fat droplets in the kidneys and may represent a scent-recognition system shared across the cat family., Read MoreContinue Reading
When a flood or hurricane destroys a home, it spreads bits of debris for miles. In coastal areas with strong waves and currents, it’s almost impossible to pick up all the pieces.Continue Reading