Sulfur and chlorine isotopes in Io’s atmosphere indicate that it has been volcanically active for the entire 4.57 billion-year history of the Solar System. This global view of Io was obtained in January 1999 by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Image credit: NASA / J... More »
Costa Rica gets more than 99 percent of its electricity from renewables — it’s still not enough.While most of the world still runs on dirty fossil fuels, Costa Rica has generated nearly all of its electricity from renewable sources of energy for nearly a decad... More »
Christian ElliottOn March 27, 1964, the largest earthquake in U.S. history struck Alaska. With a magnitude of 9.2, it was the second-most-powerful quake ever recorded on Earth. In Anchorage, stree... More »
A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found.The bird flu outbreak in American dairy cattle may have begun in January, or even as early as December, a new analysis of genetic data suggests.The Department o... More »
When the large learning model (LLM) Claude 3 launched in March, it caused a stir by beating OpenAI's GPT-4 — which powers ChatGPT — in key tests used to benchmark the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models. Claude 3 Opus seemingly becam... More »
Last fall, I invited a stranger into my yard. Manzanita, with its peeling red bark and delicate pitcher-shaped blossoms, thrives on the dry, rocky ridges of Northern California. The small, evergreen tree or shrub is famously drought-tolerant, with some var... More »
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with WABE and Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.In a case that could impact other lawsuits on voting rights, Black vot... More »
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led collaboration between Grist, High Country News, ICT, Mongabay, Native News Online, and APTN.More than 20 years ago, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Is... More »
Every year from February through to June, the early morning chorus of birdsong is one of the most evocative manifestations of spring. During late winter I open the bedroom window before going to sleep, to hear that incredible mix of flutes, whistles and chirps... More »
Large raptor footprints have been found in ChinaCourtesy of Dr. Scott Persons Five enormous dinosaur footprints found in south-east China were made by one of the largest raptors of all time. The predator probably measured 5 metres from snout to tail, roughly h... More »
When I attended pastry school in Paris a couple of years ago, granulated sugar appeared in nearly every tart, cookie or mousse recipe we learned. Only a few desserts used honey or maple syrup in its place.That’s no surprise. Granulated sugar is dessert’s chief... More »
Estuaries – the place where a river meets the ocean – are often called the “nurseries of the sea”. They are home to many of the fish we eat and support vast numbers of birds, while the surrounding salt marsh helps to stabilise shorelines and absorb floods.Howe... More »