4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters
2023’s weather has been extreme in many ways. AP Photo/Michael Probst Michael Wysession, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis Between the record-breaking global...
2023’s weather has been extreme in many ways. AP Photo/Michael Probst Michael Wysession, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis Between the record-breaking global...
A congressional subcommittee on unidentified anomalous phenomena met to hear testimony from military officers. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Chris Impey, University of Arizona Whistleblower calls...
Without home cooling, Phoenix’s weeks with temperatures over 110 F in July 2023 became dangerous. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Deborah Carr, Boston University; Giacomo Falchetta, International Institute...
Research on possible links between aspartame consumption and cancer is ongoing and far from conclusive. celsopupo/iStock via Getty Images Plus Paul D. Terry, University of Tennessee;...
Recent heat waves underscore Earth’s new climate state. Sean Gladwell via Getty Images Darrell Kaufman, Northern Arizona University Is it really hotter now than any time...
Shutterstock Steven Greenland, Charles Darwin University Prosecco might evoke warm summer evenings while prosciutto conjures scenes of generous platters at a casual weekend lunch. But would...
Actors Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh were among those who walked out of the premiere of ‘Oppenheimer.’ Henry Nicholls/AFP...
Many office buildings have been left empty since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gary Yeowell/DigitalVision via Getty Images Jenny Baker, Iowa State University and Leah...
Voters often believe they only have two choices in American elections, even when multiple candidates appear on a ballot. OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via Getty Images Christopher Devine,...
Pickup trucks creep through flood waters in Richland, Miss., following a morning of torrential rains in August 2022. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis Janey Camp, Vanderbilt University...
Meta’s new Threads platform is going gangbusters, but that doesn’t mean it will replace Twitter. AP Photo/Richard Drew Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder Meta’s Threads...
The remains of a rocket that carried cluster munitions found in a Ukrainian field. Alice Martins/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Robert Goldman, American University...
Both the U.S. and China have plans to establish bases on the Moon in the near future. Caspar Benson/fStop via Getty Images Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Air University...
Why we know so little about the Earth’s ocean. Despite covering more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, the ocean remains one of the least explored...
Moving beyond our dependency on oil requires developing viable alternative energies. (Shutterstock) Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation After oil: the challenge and...
A Ukrainian woman touches the grave of her husband, a soldier killed by Russian troops in August 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Andrew Blum, University of San...
Spy balloon drama elevates public attention, pressure for the US to confront China The Chinese spy balloon flies over Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Feb. 4, 2023. Peter...
Many Americans, many of them Republicans, seek leaders who would violate basic principles of democracy. AP Photo/Ben Gray Tarah Williams, Allegheny College; Andrew Bloeser, Allegheny College,...
Carcinogenic chemicals are labeled with a health hazard warning symbol. Peter Etchells/iStock via Getty Images Plus Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University Does this cause cancer? How...
Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in late 2021 while filming a movie in New Mexico. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Peter A....
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a cheering crowd in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 27, 1965. Bettmann/Getty Images Hajar Yazdiha, USC Dornsife College of Letters,...
The sky’s not always the limit. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Steven Pressman, The New School Why America has a debt ceiling: 5 questions answered Republicans and Democrats are...
The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not. fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Plus Xiaofan...