Recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act could put wildlife at risk
Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic
The timing of the storm’s name is a weird meteorological coincidence
Climate change is supercharging El Niños, coral records show
Fossilized Galápagos corals show clear evidence that today’s El Niños are much stronger than those in the past
What Nepal’s floods reveal about “cascading hazards”
The Nepal disaster appears to be a “cascading event,” where one hazard seems to have triggered another, experts say
Is the keto diet better than the Mediterranean? New clinical trial reveals health benefits
In a clinical trial, people with obesity saw clear health benefits on the keto diet that they didn’t see on two other popular eating regimens
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will rewrite how we study the universe
Astronomers are lining up to leverage NASA’s soon-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which boasts capabilities unlike any previous off-world observatory
Why glacial collapse likely caused the Nepal disaster—and why climate change will make these events more likely
The disaster has claimed hundreds of lives, and at least 1,400 people are missing
New NASA photos reveal 16 galaxies from across the cosmos in dazzling detail
Spirals, ellipticals, irregulars, oh my!
Is there a ‘window of opportunity’ to prevent Alzheimer’s in women?
A pair of new studies point to the role of early menopause and hormone treatment in cognitive decline, but more research is needed, experts say
Wall of floodwater sweeps away villages in Nepal, with hundreds missing
A massive flood potentially caused by a chunk of ice breaking off from a glacier has swept away bridges, schools, and other buildings and killed at least 160 people