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Weather disasters in first half of 2025 were the costliest on record, data shows
The first half of this year was the costliest weather and climate disaster ever recorded in the United States, according ...
RFK Jr railed against ultra-processed foods. Trump’s policies encourage their production | Robert F Kennedy Jr
ASecretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly accused manufactured foods to combat chronic disease and obesity in the country ...
How living history is being written into rocks | Fossils
Petrification is rare. Most living beings disappear without a trace, returning back to planet Earth. But in some environments, the ...
The humble plant that could save the world — or destroy it
This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The largest herds of ...
Uber will pay drivers $4,000 to switch to EVs
As Uber races to deliver on its promise to have “100 percent” of rides powered by electric vehicles by 2030, ...
AI Weather Forecasting, Built on High-Tech Balloons
In October 2024, Hurricane Milton turned into one of the fastest-growing storms on record over the Atlantic Ocean. The hurricane’s ...
Essential Gear for an Emergency Kit—for Cars or Go-Bags
However, doesn't everyone always have a spare box with two dozen extra packets of Maruchan Ramen? I can't be alone ...
Retreating glaciers may send fewer nutrients to the ocean, study finds
Ice collected in the fjord of the Northwestern Glacier, with sediment frozen inside. Photo: Kiefer Forsch/Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Turbid, ...
Antidepressants vary widely in their physical side effects
Different people may benefit from some antidepressants over others, depending on their side effects. Maria Veklenko/Getty Images Antidepressants They vary ...
“Butt breathing” might soon be a real medical treatment
And Oxycyte was perfect for the group's efforts to win the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize. The experiments involved the intra-anal ...
