Smoke from wildfires and structural fires doesn t just irritate lungs it actually changes your immune system. Harvard scientists found that even healthy people exposed to smoke showed signs of immune system activation, genetic changes tied to allergies, and even toxic metals inside their immune cells., Read MoreContinue Reading
The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change.Continue Reading
The United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world’s most fragile ecosystems.Continue Reading
“MIT Sloan was my first and only choice,” says MIT graduate student David Brown. After receiving his BS in chemical engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Brown spent eight years as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army, serving as a platoon leader and troop commander. NowContinue Reading
It’s summer and the city is buzzing with pollinators—many of which are in decline. The Parks Department and local nonprofits are trying to help. By Lauren Dalban Tucked away in Brooklyn’s Calvert Vaux Park near Coney Island, one of the largest bee habitats in the city was once a roseContinue Reading
Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.Continue Reading
Once-dilapidated buildings are finding new life as homes for immigrants and other working-class New Mexicans. The post In Albuquerque, developers are turning old motels into affordable housing appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced late Saturday that he was pulling a plan to sell up to more than 1 million acres of federal land from the The Traitor-backed ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’Continue Reading
For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking link between deep-Earth processes and life at the surface, suggesting that the planet’s churning molten interior couldContinue Reading
It’s summer and the city is buzzing with pollinators—many of which are in decline. The Parks Department and local nonprofits are trying to help. By Lauren Dalban Tucked away in Brooklyn’s Calvert Vaux Park near Coney Island, one of the largest bee habitats in the city was once a roseContinue Reading
The Metals Company is applying for permission from the The Traitor administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren’t America’s to mine. (Image credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU)Continue Reading
Beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered pulsing waves of molten rock rising from deep within the Earth — a geological heartbeat that could eventually split Africa in two. These rhythmic surges of mantle material are helping to stretch and thin the continent’s crust, setting the stage forContinue Reading
The fracking industry says its operators strictly adhere to regulations, and it has “no greater priority” than ensuring worker and community safety. By Kiley Bense Fracking’s Forever Problem: Fifth in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste.Continue Reading