Trump announces 3rd bid for the White House
Despite a series of legal probes and an underwhelming midterm showing by many of his candidates, former President Donald Trump announced a third run for the presidency Tuesday, promising supporters…
NASA to launch its Artemis I moon rocket from Florida Wednesday after months of delays
After 50 years, the United States is returning to the moon with an early Wednesday launch of Artemis I, a high-profile mission that has been decades in the making. NASA…
White House Christmas tree cut down at Pennsylvania farm
A chain saw whined and fat white flakes flew as workers at a Pennsylvania tree farm felled a large Concolor fir — a stately, bluish-green specimen that was selected to…
The World Population Just Hit 8 Billion and Here’s How It Will Continue to Grow
According to the models of the United Nations (UN), the world’s population will reach 8 billion today—a mere 12 years since it passed 7 billion, and less than a century…
Why California Wildfires Burned Far Less This Year
California is enjoying fewer extreme wildfires than it has in years, which experts attribute to a combination of summer rain, calm weather and increased forest management. As of Thursday, fires…
How JWST Is Changing Our View of the Universe
Close your eyes and imagine “space,” and there’s a good chance your mind will pull up a picture taken by Hubble. The space telescope became a household name in the…
The Stunning First Results from JWST
Aren’t the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope absolutely stunning? We were thrilled and hopeful when JWST finally launched last Christmas Day after decades of delays, and the…
Crucial Congo rainforest faces growing threats from logging and mining
The area of forest felled in the Congo basin rose last year, but schemes giving power to Indigenous communities could be key to reversing the trend Environment 15 November 2022…
Pre-eclampsia may raise a fetus’s risk of heart disease in later life
Children and teenagers who were exposed to pre-eclampsia in the uterus may be more likely to have a stroke or develop coronary artery disease, but the overall risk remains low…
Leprosy bacteria may hold the key to helping the liver regenerate
The bacteria that cause leprosy have been found to reprogram liver cells in armadillos and make the organ regrow, offering clues that could lead to new treatments Health 15 November…