From America Online to the rise of AI, Virginia has been good for an industry now transforming the economy and grid. Has the industry returned the favor? By Dan Gearino, Charles Paullin ASHBURN, Va.—Driving up the six-lane Route 28 in Loudoun County, Virginia, there’s a dark blue one on theContinue Reading
Melissa has intensified into a category 4 hurricane and could develop further to become a category 5 as it approaches Jamaica.Continue Reading
Researchers have uncovered microbial evidence in the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers from the 1812 Russian retreat. Genetic analysis revealed pathogens behind paratyphoid and relapsing fever, diseases likely contributing to the army’s massive losses. Using advanced DNA sequencing, the team pieced together centuries-old infection clues, connecting historical accounts with modern science.Continue Reading
Rising ocean temperatures, heatwaves and dwindling prey are forcing marine mammals into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn. By Teresa Tomassoni For millennia, some of the world’s largest filter-feeding whales, including humpbacks, fin whales and blue whales, have undertaken some of the longest migrations on earth to travel betweenContinue Reading
Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica are bracing for Hurricane Melissa. The storm is expected to quickly grow into a powerful category 3 or stronger hurricane.Continue Reading
For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a slow, step-by-step collapse. This process, once only theorized, explains mysterious fossil plates found elsewhere and offers new clues about earthquakeContinue Reading
David Brancaccio lost his house there. As he tries to rebuild, he’s seeing how the community has pulled together—and how the loss has weighed on people. Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host SteveContinue Reading
October is a peak mating month for tarantulas in California, when the hulking, furry males set out in search of a mate. They don’t always come out alive.Continue Reading
Liquor is just one of the markets needed for the cover crop and cereal grain to improve the health, water retention and carbon sequestration of soils, and keep them from blowing away. By Emily Payne Farming in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, is tough. The 8,000-square-mile, high-altitude desert has oneContinue Reading
Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid spheres, a water-saving evolutionary trick. This discovery could illuminate how to prevent gout and kidney stones in humans., Read MoreContinue Reading
By removing a bottleneck to development, the federal government would make it easier to build the giant computing centers behind AI. Utilities stand to lose financially. By Dan Gearino A proposed rule from the Department of Energy would expand federal control over how large electricity users connect to the grid,Continue Reading
In Brazil’s coffee-producing areas, more than 42,000 square miles of forest have disappeared over about two decades, says Coffee Watch. Deforestation leads to drought, which harms crop yields. (Image credit: Evaristo Sa)Continue Reading
Scientists have unveiled Khankhuuluu, a new Mongolian dinosaur species that predates and closely resembles early Tyrannosaurs. With its long snout, small horns, and lean build, it represents a transitional form between swift mid-sized predators and giant apex hunters like T. rex. The find also suggests that large Tyrannosaurs first evolvedContinue Reading