Sorry Vegans: Here’s How Meat-Eating Made Us Human
Science doesn’t give a hoot about your politics. Think global warming is a hoax or that vaccines are dangerous? Doesn’t matter, you’re wrong. Something similar …
Record Heat Wouldn’t Be Happening Without Human Influence, Study Says
Last year’s record heat marks the latest in a string of more than a decade of hot years. Scientists project 2016 will be even hotter. …
Uptick in Hurricanes Expected After Years of Quiet
Federal hurricane forecasters predicted an upswing in tropical storm activity for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season on Friday after three relatively quiet years. The region …
Scientists Are Making Stronger Links Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Every time an extreme weather event strikes—from Hurricane Katrina to the California drought—observers wonder what role climate change may have played. And for years any …
The Curiosity Rover Poses for Another Martian Selfie
NASA released a self-portrait Friday taken by the Curiosity Mars rover. Curiosity snapped its selfie as it explored the “Namib Dune,” where the rover collects …
How Lead Poisoning Is Devastating Countries Around the World
The crisis in Flint over the contamination of tap water with toxic levels of lead has inspired a national outcry over this environmental health disaster—and …
Humanity’s Used Up A Year’s Natural Resources Budget Faster Than Ever
Click:Heavy Duty Equipment accessories Monday is Earth Overshoot Day, which marks the date mankind consumes its budget of natural resources for the entire year, according …
This Is The First Face Astronauts Will See After a Year in Space
In the event you ever find yourself returning to Earth aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, there are surely a lot of faces you’ll want to see …
Top Army Doctor Leery of Treating PTSD with Marijuana
The Army’s top doctor is skeptical that the first-ever federally-approved study will show that marijuana can help U.S. veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. “It’s …
Why the EPA is Partly to Blame for the Flint Water Crisis
Amid the ongoing fallout from the protracted water crisis in Flint, Mich., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency order Jan. 21 announcing it …