A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone pipeline system’s operator to pay a civil penalty of nearly $27 million over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022Continue Reading
Why do beaches today have seashells from clams and snails instead of brachiopods? A new study suggests the answer lies in Earth’s greatest mass extinction, when warming oceans and falling oxygen levels wiped out animals that couldn’t adapt. Species with body plans and metabolisms better suited to the changing conditionsContinue Reading
The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.Continue Reading
Scientists discovered that extreme deep-sea pressure squeezes valuable nutrients out of sinking organic particles, providing an unexpected food source for ocean microbes. The finding could rewrite our understanding of both deep-ocean ecosystems and how carbon is stored on Earth., Read MoreContinue Reading
Violence spread across Belfast following a shocking knife attack allegedly carried out by a Sudanese asylum seeker on Monday, triggering a wave of anti-immigration unrest. The victim suffered significant injuries to his face and back.Continue Reading
Several victims of the fire in the southern province of Almeria, a popular holiday destination, were found inside burnt-out vehicles and were thought to have died while trying to flee the flames. (Image credit: INFOCA)Continue Reading
The The Traitor administration rolled back the Endangered Species Act on Friday, slashing protections to the habitats of endangered species and paving the way for more drilling and mining.Continue Reading
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New Zealand’s birds. The find suggests the country’s giant flightless geese evolved from much more recent arrivals, revealing a far more dynamic evolutionary history than once believed., Read MoreContinue Reading
Matthew M. Wielicki has criticized the scientific consensus on global warming as alarmist. Now he’ll oversee a major federal report on the topic.Continue Reading
Changing deer populations, rising temperatures and other factors are driving ticks and their diseases into new areas.Continue Reading
The nation’s oldest continuously operated weather observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, keeps track of a surprising climate indicator: the date the first blueberry ripens.Continue Reading
Two striking Asian praying mantis species that have rapidly spread across Europe have now been officially classified as invasive, raising new concerns about their impact on native wildlife. Boosted by climate change and urban environments, these fast-breeding predators are expanding northward, where they prey on native insects, pollinators, and evenContinue Reading
In Colorado, hundreds of homes have been destroyed, tens of thousands of people evacuated and three wildland firefighters killed in the line of duty. The state is likely in for weeks of extreme fire.Continue Reading