LOADINGERROR LOADINGThe Biden administration on Monday announced it will distribute up to $6 billion to curb planet-warming emissions in some of America’s most polluting industries, including chemical, metal and cement operations. The awards, which the adminis... More »
LOADINGERROR LOADINGPresident Joe Biden understands the devastating risks of toxic chemicals. “It’s personal,” he said in August 2022, before signing into law a bill to expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during deployments over... More »
LOADINGERROR LOADINGScientists have confirmed what many parents know too well with a new analysis of teens’ body odor.A small study published in journal Communications Chemistry on Thursday examined the chemical differences between the smell of young children ... More »
The third try turned out to be closer to the charm for Elon Musk and SpaceX, as his company’s mammoth Starship rocket launched on Thursday and traveled about halfway around the Earth before it was lost as it re-entered the atmosphere.The test flight achieved s... More »
The observation suggests that seals join cobras, archerfish and other animals known to spit, although researchers can only speculate about the reason for the mammal’s expectoration.On Jan. 3, 2022, Clare Jacobs, a bird-watcher, was delighted to spot a rare whi... More »
Queensland farming body AgForce has launched legal action against the federal government in a bid to stop liquified carbon dioxide from being pumped into the Great Artesian Basin.The Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation (CTSCo), a subsidiary of mining gian... More »
Public health officials in Arizona’s most populous county on Wednesday reported they confirmed a staggering 645 heat-associated deaths last year – more than 50% higher than 2022 and another consecutive annual record in arid metro Phoenix.The numbers in the pre... More »
Severe erosion of the permafrost tundra threatens houses at the Yupik Eskimo village of Quinhagak, in the Yukon Delta of Alaska. The Alaska Native village has received $4 million to boost community resilience to permafrost degradation. (Photo by MARK RALSTON/A... More »
We may not yet be entering a nuclear age in Australia, but we would all be best advised to handle the rhetoric around the issue as carefully as we would radioactive waste.This week opposition leader Peter Dutton said an annual CSIRO report that had included es... More »
Covid vaccinations substantially reduce the risk of heart failure and potentially dangerous blood clots linked to the infection for up to a year, according to a large study.Researchers analysed health records from more than 20 million people across the UK, Spa... More »
It’s an old adage: don’t cry over spilled milk. But is it fair to want to cry over how many paper towels you have to use to clean up the mess? In an era of increasingly dire climate crisis, tossing out any single-use product feels wrong.Of course, there are lo... More »
It’s the greatest medical scandal of the 21st century. For decades, patients with ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) have been told they can make themselves better by changing their attitudes. This devastating condition, which afflicts... More »