Downpours from hurricanes are worsening—and leaving even “climate havens” vulnerable.
How Rwanda Is Containing a Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak
Rwanda’s health minister says authorities are tracing every potential contact of the index case in the country’s outbreak of Marburg virus disease to reduce the risk of wider spread
Devastating Hurricane Milton Takes Aim at Tampa’s Climate Vulnerabilities
A 2013 report from the World Bank placed the Tampa Bay area seventh on a list of the top 10 global cities facing the costliest damage from coastal floods
Europe’s Hera Mission Launches to Visit an Asteroid Smacked by NASA
Hera will arrive in 2026 at Dimorphos, an asteroid deliberately struck by NASA’s DART spacecraft
What Trump or Harris Would Mean for Health Care Access and Affordability
Both Trump and Harris pledge to make drug prices affordable and health care accessible. Here’s how their policies differ
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Breakthroughs in Machine Learning
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was given to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for development of techniques that laid the foundation for revolutionary advances in artificial intelligence
Hurricane Milton Slams into Florida as a Category 3 Storm
Hurricane Milton hit Florida as a major storm, bringing devastating storm surge and rainfall to the state
Human Longevity May Have Reached its Upper Limit
New research dispels the notion that human beings can continue to radically extend their lifespan
Comb Jelly with Two Butts Is Actually Two Individuals Fused Together
Two injured sea creatures merged to form a “Franken-jelly”
Cannibalized Captain of Doomed Arctic Expedition Identified by DNA Analysis
Scientists reveal the identity of a cannibalized captain from the doomed Northwest Passage expedition of 1845 to 1848