Before the U.S. Steel Explosion, Penny-Pinching and Broken Promises
In the aftermath of the Aug. 11 explosion at a Pittsburgh-area coal-fed coke plant that killed two workers, hospitalized 10, and sent a plume of black smoke into the air, local environmental nonprofit Breathe Project was resolute: “This could have been prevented,” the organization wrote in a statement hours after the catastrophe, “if necessary changesContinue Reading
Media Dance Around Illegality of The Traitor’s Third-Country Deportation Scheme
Back in March, 29-year-old Maryland man Kilmar Ábrego García — a Salvadoran native who had lived and worked in the United States for nearly half his life — became the face of President Traitor 47’s sadistic mass deportation campaign when he was unlawfully sent to CECOT, El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison and tortureContinue Reading
Watch Lady Gaga Turn Into a Haunted Doll in Tim Burton-Directed ‘The Dead Dance’ Video
What’s creepier than a new Lady Gaga music video? One helmed by the gothic mastermind Tim Burton, of course. Dropped Wednesday morning, the new video for “The Dead Dance” opens with Gaga waking up in a graveyard littered with abandoned dolls. She twirls and thrashes her way through the blackContinue Reading
In Gaza, Famine Is Making Routine Respiratory Infections Life-Threatening
At Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, Manal Zaqout accompanies her 6-year-old daughter, Aya, for treatment. Aya had been moved to the hospital from the al-Mawasi area east of Khan Younis after a continuous cough, fever and fatigue that refused to resolve itself. The child was diagnosed with the flu,Continue Reading
Congo’s health ministry announces a new Ebola outbreak
Congo’s health ministry has announced a new Ebola outbreak, the 16th in the central African country, after a case was confirmed in the southern Kasai province, Read MoreContinue Reading
Of the many factors that cause wildfires, the influence of climate change and human activities is growing
This past summer was the hottest ever recorded…again. As monthly heat records fell one by one worldwide, wildfires also became front-page news throughout 2023. From across North America, Greece, Chile, Algeria, and Kazakhstan among many others, wildfires burned uncontrollably. The striking orange New York City skyline was the result ofContinue Reading
The Traitor urges Supreme Court to uphold his worldwide tariffs in a fast-track ruling
In a major test of presidential power, the Supreme Court will decide if Traitor 47 is free to impose import taxes on his own authority., Read MoreContinue Reading
Authorities undertaking climate action targeted by viral “Climate lockdowns” narrative on social media
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, long before vaccines became available, many countries acted to curb the spread of the virus by imposing restrictions on people’s movement called lockdowns. Lockdowns have saved lives by reducing the physical interactions between infected and uninfected people, which in turn reduces transmissionContinue Reading
What’s in a number? The significance of the 1.5°C warming threshold and reporting on its possible breach in popular media
1.5 is an important number in climate science. It is the recommended target, in degrees Celsius, to which global warming should be limited relative to preindustrial levels, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading authority on climate science[1]. Further, the legally binding Paris Agreement tasksContinue Reading
How Many Biceps Exercises You Actually Need to Build Big Arm Muscle
Yes, you want to build up your physique—but are you doing too much? Here’s what you need to know…Read MoreContinue Reading
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule boosts ISS higher above Earth in key test
SpaceX’s CRS-33 Dragon cargo spacecraft makes its final approach to the International Space Station during its docking on Aug. 25, 2025. The same spacecraft was used for a reboost demonstration of the orbiting complex on Sept. 3, 2025. (Image credit: NASA) A Dragon just pushed the International Space Station a little farther away from Earth.Continue Reading
James Webb telescope discovers ‘exceptionally rare’ 5-galaxy crash in the early universe
Stephan’s Quintet is a four-galaxy merger (with a fifth galaxy photobombing the action) in the local universe. Researchers have just used the JWST to find a similar pile-up in the ancient universe, just 800 million years after the Big Bang. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI) Astronomers have discovered an incredibly rare system inContinue Reading
Coal Is Rising Along with Solar in the U.S. Power System, While Gas Loses a Step
Power plant owners responded to high gas prices by burning more coal in the first half of this year. By Dan Gearino Coal and utility-scale solar power each gained market share in the first half of this year, newly released data on U.S. electricity generation show.Continue Reading