SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Paul Ehrlich opened his 1968 book “The Population Bomb” with a scene recounting returning to his hotel through a crowded Delhi neighborhood on a stifling night in the mid-1960s. He described the physical sensation of...

Juno Beach, Fla. — The veterinary staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor the animals they've rehabilitated. They're particularly interested in amputees.Using satellite tracking devices in a collaboration...

In March 2026, the first official day of the Northern Hemisphere’s spring felt more like summer across much of the southwestern United States. Numerous high-temperature records fell that day amid a bout of extreme heat.    The extent and severity of...

Each spring, river herring populations migrate from Massachusetts coastal waters to begin their annual journey up rivers and...

Social media giants Meta and YouTube have been found liable by a California jury for negligence that caused harm...

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How Flowers Made Our WorldDavid George Haskell, Torva (UK) ; Viking (US) Let’s get one thing clear right off the...

The disruptions from the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran spread quickly to commercial aircraft, shipping lanes and the world’s energy supply. Those repercussions have already hit fuel costs, including for motorists, truckers and fishermen,...

NASA is hitting the accelerator on space missions and moon trips in the hopes of achieving some big firsts — a permanent moon base and an interplanetary spacecraft harnessing nuclear propulsion.Over the next seven years, the agency is planning...

Drugs that boost our brain’s waste-disposal system so it can better remove proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease have been...