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Democrats say Big Oil misled public for decades about climate change
A new report released Tuesday details how oil companies knew the consequences of their emissions since at least the 1960s.
For cicadas, it's safety in numbers. Is climate change throwing off their timing?
The synchronized emergence or periodic cicadas is an evolutionary strategy. But some scientists think global warming could be affecting the insects' cycles.
Grizzly bears are set to be reintroduced to Washington state, after years of debate
The complicated process requires trapping, trucking and moving bears by helicopter from Montana or British Columbia.
Meet the NASA astronauts who will be first to fly on Boeing's Starliner spaceship
Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams are slated to pilot the capsule on its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station on May 6.
Inside NASA's 5-month fight to save the Voyager 1 mission in interstellar space
The Voyager 1 probe is the most distant human-made object in existence. After a major effort to restore communication with it, NASA announced success this week.
FDA approves Pfizer's first gene therapy for rare inherited bleeding disorder
The agency greenlit the drug, which will be marketed as Beqvez, for adults with moderate to severe hemophilia B who meet certain requirements.
New EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
The rule was among four separate measures targeting coal and natural gas plants that the EPA said would provide “regular certainty” to the power industry and encourage them to make investments to transition “to a clean energy economy.”
Climate change threatens the coastal Gullah Geechee
How flooding, storm surges and losing wildlife could erase the distinct way of life for the Gullah Geechee people who have become one with the southeastern coastline.
Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
Trillions of red-eyed periodical cicadas are emerging from underground in the eastern U.S. this month.
131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution levels, lung association finds
The report also found that people in the United States experienced more “very unhealthy” or “hazardous” air quality days than any time in the survey’s history.
New tools from NOAA and CDC show people their risk from heat as another hot summer looms
The tools are part of a broader initiative to prepare the U.S. for extreme heat, following the planet's warmest year on record.
