Australia's drought could produce a corker vintage
If Australia's big dry has a silver lining, it'll be worth cellaring, according to vintners, who are scrambling to irrigate vines while preparing for a smaller but sweeter vintage.Spring, when vine...
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How to detect a sinkhole — before it swallows you up
It comes as quite a shock when the ground beneath your feet, your house or your field suddenly disappears leaving a hole. This hole may be tens of meters or more deep, and it will eventually lead into...
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Why plant-based mosquito repellents are so hard to design
As humanity experiences relentless pressures from disease-carrying mosquitoes in many parts of the world, there is an urgent need for new tools to use against those beasts — because they keep getting...
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People with disabilities bear the brunt of turf wars between conventional and...
It was 8:45 a.m. when the Prambanan Express train from Surakarta arrived at Lempuyangan Station, Yogyakarta. My wife and I stepped out from the station and walked hurriedly to a spot under an overpass,...
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If you shelter in place during a disaster, be ready for challenges after the...
Many people will likely decide to stay put despite evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Florence. And if history is any guide, they may not be fully thinking through the problems they’ll face in the...
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For these girls in Morocco, a tech camp presents a rare opportunity to pursue...
Most summer days, 14-year-old Manal Taragroum says she would be stuck at home, helping with chores around the house.But not today. That’s because the energetic teenager is one of 20 young girls who has...
View ArticleWithout evidence, Trump disputes Puerto Rico's reported hurricane death toll
US President Donald Trump on Thursday disputed Puerto Rico's official death toll of 3,000 from last year's Hurricane Maria and accused Democrats, without providing evidence, of inflating the figures to...
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Why the Russians might hack the Boy Scouts next
In the two years since Russia made headlines for targeting an American political organization — the Democratic National Committee — and undermining Hillary Clinton’s race for the presidency, Russian...
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Why hurricane forecasters can’t ‘politicize’ storm warnings even if they...
Dr. Marshall Shepherd of the University of Georgia famously talks about “climate zombie myths”: No matter how many times you slay them, they keep coming back.In 2016 conservative news blogger Matt...
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Scientists say 25 years left to fight climate change
You can think of global warming kind of like popping a bag of popcorn in the microwave.Anthropogenic, or human-caused, warming has been stoked by increasing amounts of heat-trapping pollution since the...
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Hurricane Florence deluges Carolinas ahead of landfall
Threatening record rainfall and leaving scores trapped by rising waters and thousands without power, Hurricane Florence swept across the Carolinas early on Friday.Florence, which made landfall on...
View ArticleCalifornia emerges as a leader at climate summit
When President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Paris climate change agreement last summer, cities, states and business leaders quickly tried to jump into the leadership void. Chief among them...
View ArticleThe fake doctor who saved thousands of babies
Lucille Horn had no recollection of what was possibly the most important period of her life.How could she? She was just a few weeks old. But as a premature baby, the months following her birth were...
View ArticleDeadly Florence causes massive flooding in the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Florence trudged inland on Saturday, flooding rivers and towns, toppling trees and cutting power to nearly a million homes and businesses as it dumped huge amounts of rain on North and...
View ArticleWith government sidelined, citizen scientists test water quality in Puerto Rico
When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, water utilities were shut down, making access to safe drinking water one of the most pressing issues across the island. So, a citizen science group in Rincón,...
View ArticleDeadly super typhoon hits China after wreaking havoc in the Philippines
A super typhoon made landfall in China's Guangdong on Sunday, the country's most populous province, after wreaking havoc in Hong Kong and Macau and killing potentially more than 50 people in the...
View ArticleUS Defense Secretary warns of Russian meddling in Macedonia referendum
Speaking after talks in Skopje with Macedonia's leaders, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russia on Monday of attempting to influence the outcome of a referendum in Macedonia.The referendum...
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How social networks can save lives when disasters strike
Soon after my family moved to New Orleans in the summer of 2005, we heard Mayor Ray Nagin’s first warnings about Hurricane Katrina. With two young children, a job I hadn’t started yet and little in the...
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Hong Kong, southern China clean up after super typhoon Mangkhut
The financial hub of Hong Kong began clearing up on Monday after being battered by one of the strongest typhoons in recent years, with financial markets and offices operating as normal.Super typhoon...
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Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico was in crisis long before Hurricane Maria hit on Sept. 20, 2017.For years, this US territory had been struggling with debt, economic crisis and drought. In May 2017, the government...
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