Some of the oxygen on the moon used to be on planet Earth
Scientists say that every month, we here on Earth send some oxygen to the moon — and we’ve probably been doing it for billions of years.The moon may be airless, but we know it has oxygen — Apollo...
View ArticleOne of the world's rarest grizzlies lives in the Gobi Desert — and it needs help
Only a few dozen grizzly bears with bright yellow coats live in the forbidding Gobi Desert in Mongolia. In a new book, wildlife biologist Doug Chadwick writes about how these unique animals survive and...
View ArticleHow might a Justice Gorsuch rule on environmental cases before the Supreme...
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court has sparked widespread speculation about how the appellate judge might rule on upcoming cases in the court’s docket,...
View ArticleWorld's biggest oil exporter Saudi starts hunt for solar and wind firms
The world's biggest oil exporter on Monday took the first step toward a goal of generating 9.5 gigawatts (GW) of energy through solar and other renewable means.It invited local and international firms...
View ArticleScientists skip international meeting due to fear of US travel
On Saturday morning in a hotel ballroom in Boston, women and minority scientists schmoozed over scrambled eggs and fresh fruit at an awards breakfast from a foundation aiming to diversify the...
View ArticleScience lovers around the world will march on April 22. Here’s why.
April 22 holds special significance for environmentalists: It’s Earth Day. And this year, there’s another reason to save the date. Scientists and science lovers will take to the streets of Washington,...
View ArticleEPA chief promised to make life easier for the companies he regulates
Scott Pruitt, in his first address to staff since he took over as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, urged civility and said he would “listen, learn and lead.” “We ought to be able to get...
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Now blooming in the desert: Morocco's grand dream of energy independence
The Moroccan city of Ouarzazate sits on a dusty, red-earth plateau where the Atlas Mountains begin to descend into the Sahara Desert. Its dramatic landscape has made it a popular setting for movies and...
View ArticleA little lizard in Puerto Rico is adapting quickly to big-city life
Ever wondered how long evolution actually takes?We tend to think of it as an achingly slow process, spanning hundreds, even thousands of years. But scientists studying crested anoles — little lizards...
View ArticleActivists vow to carry on as the Standing Rock camp is cleared
The camp at Standing Rock was shut down Wednesday after nearly a year of tribal members and supporters camping out there in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.The Morton County Sheriff's Office...
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Where to find what's disappeared online, and a whole lot more: the Internet...
In a gleaming white former church with Greek-style pillars, under the shade of cypress trees in a quiet neighborhood of San Francisco, an effort to preserve much of what’s online, and to scan books,...
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Researchers continue to watch a massive rift in Antarctica likely to create a...
Imagine Delaware cracking off of the eastern seaboard of the United States, breaking up into little pieces and floating away.That’s roughly what Antarctic researchers are expecting to see as they watch...
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How Washington ranchers are learning to cope with wolves, with lessons from...
Bill Johnson lives with his seven border collies in a log house that he built himself in the Teanaway Valley, just over the Cascade Mountains that divide rural eastern Washington state from the more...
View ArticleHarvard researchers say they’ve created metallic hydrogen
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe — and we know it mainly as a gas, not a metal. But in 1935, the physicists Eugene Wigner and Hillard Bell Huntington theorized that under high...
View ArticleThe 'single biggest assault' against environmental policies?
President Donald Trump has already taken bold steps to undo the climate agenda of his predecessor. He has announced gag orders and contract holds on the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior...
View Article#35. @realDonaldTrump EPA Chief Scott Pruitt walked back his climate change...
President Trump, do you really think climate change is a hoax?Last week, Scott Pruitt gave his first address as the new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency. His remarks rang a conciliatory...
View ArticleA group of GOP elder statesmen is pushing a conservative plan to address...
A group of conservative elder statesman has proposed an ambitious carbon dividend plan that could entice bipartisan support, pay families $2,000 a month and cut greenhouse gas emissions more than...
View ArticleIt’s been almost three years since Flint’s water crisis began. What have we...
In 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan changed the source of its water from the city of Detroit to the Flint River. But in the transition to river water, officials didn’t implement proper anti-corrosion...
View ArticleBlast from the past: the return of a popular dumbphone
It's a new twist on an old classic. Seventeen years after its debut as a sturdy, indestructible device, on Sunday Nokia rolled out its once-popular cellphone: the Nokia 3310. Compared to the original,...
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The destructive life of a Mardi Gras bead
Shiny, colorful bead necklaces, also known as “throws,” are now synonymous with Mardi Gras.Even if you’ve never been to the Carnival celebrations, you probably know the typical scene that plays out on...
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