U.S. President Traitor 47 suffered a spectacular setback in the country’s midterm elections this week, with Democrats taking control of Congress and the Republicans losing races in their traditional heartlands. The election was a rebuke to The Traitor’s increasingly unpopular presidency. Voters expressed frustration with the cost of living andContinue Reading
Oil and gas companies need to integrate AI into their operations so that they can extract more fossil fuels—which can then be used to power more AI. That is the pitch that Canada’s leading AI company, Cohere, is making to the oil and gas industry, even as its CEO AidanContinue Reading
A wildfire exposure study on Maui created a new blueprint for public health research and support after disasters—but funding was drying up. Could the organizers keep it afloat? Story and photos by Keerti Gopal First of two stories about the effort to support Lahaina fire survivors’ health in the disaster’sContinue Reading
COP31 – the annual UN negotiations on climate change – starts on Monday. The talks have been going on for decades, during which the planet has gotten hotter. So, do these climate talks really matter?Continue Reading
Outgoing United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has a forceful message on the eve of climate talks in Turkey.Continue Reading
A Maui family lays the foundation for a new home three years after it was destroyed by the deadliest U.S. wildfires in a century. Story and photos by Keerti Gopal Second of two stories about the effort to support Lahaina fire survivors’ health in the long, hard aftermath. Read theContinue Reading
Scientists investigating a 2,800-year-old Siberian tomb discovered roughly 1,000 cannabis seeds and chemical evidence suggesting ancient Scythians used the plant for its intoxicating effects. The remarkable find, surrounded by evidence of elaborate burial rituals and animal sacrifices, offers the oldest directly dated archaeological evidence of psychoactive cannabis use., Read MoreContinue Reading
Scientists working on new reports for the IPCC, the U.N.’s climate science panel, warn about a funding crunch and report timelines in an open letter. By Bob Berwyn As global climate negotiators and government officials convene for the annual United Nations climate summit, the scientific organization they rely on toContinue Reading
Scientists have uncovered evidence that Europe was dominated for more than 20 million years by open woodlands, colorful meadows, and large grazing animals, not the dense forests long considered its natural state. The surprising discovery challenges modern reforestation strategies, suggesting that planting thick forests could actually harm the biodiversity conservationistsContinue Reading
Storm events spread microplastics across the environment, even to places that are nearly unreachable. A UC Riverside scientist skied into wilderness far off the beaten path, and found the polluting particles everywhere she looked.Continue Reading
As Nepal’s mountains warm, mosquitoes are spreading dengue, once strictly a lowland disease, to higher-elevation, densely-populated areas. Story by Avery Schuyler Nunn, photos by Yuri Segalerba The warming of Nepal’s mountains is dramatically transforming some of the grandest landscapes on Earth, leading melting glaciers to collapse, thawing permafrost that canContinue Reading
Humans collectively produce more than 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually just by turning food into energy, a 74% increase over three decades largely driven by population growth. Unlike fossil fuel emissions, however, the CO2 we exhale is part of the natural carbon cycle, and scientists say measuring itContinue Reading
Alan Armstrong pushed for a provision in a bipartisan permitting bill that would limit states’ power to block gas pipelines. He could stand to gain financially. By Nicholas Kusnetz, Lauren Dalban Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma entered the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy in March with a clear priority: passContinue Reading