Harvest Moon Lights Up Skies and Marks Start of Festivals Worldwide
Editorial TeamIf you’re someone who rejoices at every sign of fall, you may want to look out at the moon this weekend.Across the United States and especially in places with clear…
Natural Disasters in Himachal Pradesh: How students can help improve the scenario – tips from Aarna Wadhawan
Himachal Pradesh, a state known for its natural beauty, snow-capped Himalayas and exquisite landscapes, attracts millions of national and international tourists every year. The hilly state, however, is now caught…
Are hackers in your phone? Here’s how to find out
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! I've heard from many people who have been cyberstalked over the years. Sadly, today's tech makes it all too easy. Take Apple AirTags,…
Failure to Slow Warming Will Set Off Climate ‘Tipping Points,’ Scientists Say
Failure to limit global warming to the targets set by international accords will most likely set off several climate “tipping points,” a team of scientists said on Thursday, with irreversible…
What Makes Your Brain Different From a Neanderthal’s?
Scientists have discovered a glitch in our DNA that may have helped set the minds of our ancestors apart from those of Neanderthals and other extinct relatives.The mutation, which arose…
FDA panel backs much-debated ALS drug in rare review
A panel of federal health advisers voted Wednesday to recommend approval for an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig's disease, a remarkable turnaround for the much-debated medication that was previously…
How Tree Rings Helped Identify a Rhode Island Whaler Lost at Sea
A whaling ship known as the Dolphin left the shores of Rhode Island in 1858 for its last voyage, never to return to port again. The 42-person crew was rescued…
As flooding death toll hits 1,325, Pakistan’s unprecedented rains damage ancient ruins of world heritage site Mohenjo-daro
Islamabad — Its millennia-old clay walls have borne silent witness to countless floods in the Indus River valley over the centuries, but officials say this year's catastrophic monsoon season could overwhelm…
A Summer of Climate Disasters
Heat waves in the U.S., wildfires in Europe, floods in Asia: This summer has shown how the climate crisis has made extreme weather a part of everyday life.Some of the…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of never-before-seen young stars in the Tarantula Nebula
NASA's highly sensitive James Webb Space Telescope has captured an extremely detailed image of thousands of never-before-seen young stars in a region known as the Tarantula Nebula.Located in the Large…
Climate Law a ‘Game Changer’ for Highways and Bridges
The manufacturing of the concrete, steel and asphalt needed to build the nation’s bridges and highways is a dirty business: Companies that make those materials produce a lot of the…
Scientists Have Made a Human Microbiome From Scratch
Our bodies are home to hundreds or thousands of species of microbes — nobody is sure quite how many. That’s just one of many mysteries about the so-called human microbiome.Our…
Antarctica’s “doomsday glacier” could raise global sea levels by 10 feet. Scientists say it’s “holding on today by its fingernails.”
The loss of a glacier the size of Florida in Antarctica could wreak havoc on the world as scientists expect it would raise global sea levels up to 10 feet.…
South Korea Is Spared as Typhoon Hinnamnor Makes Swift Exit
SEOUL — South Korea on Tuesday was hit by heavy rain and strong winds but avoided the extensive destruction that many had feared as Typhoon Hinnamnor made its way out…
This Jellyfish Can Live Forever. Its Genes May Tell Us How.
Fleets of tiny translucent umbrellas, each about the size of a lentil, waft through the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. These miniature jellyfish, known as Turritopsis dohrnii, wave and grasp…
It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off.
WELLS, Nev. — Horace Smith blew up a lot of beaver dams in his life.A rancher here in northeastern Nevada, he waged war against the animals, frequently with dynamite. Not…
Frank Drake, Who Led Search for Life on Other Planets, Dies at 92
It was at Green Bank that Dr. Drake, who had planned the meeting, derived his famous equation as a way of organizing the agenda. It consists of seven factors, which…
Of Barbecues and Men: A Summer Storm Brews Over Virility in France
PARIS — It’s “la rentrée” in France, the back-to-school, return-to-normal month after the vacations that is often marked by renewed social conflict. But nobody expected France to be up in…
The Hunt for Big Hail
In August, a couple of days before his 68th birthday, Leslie Scott, a cattle rancher in Vivian, S.D., went to the post office, where he received some bad news. His…
Climate Change Is Ravaging the Colorado River. There’s a Model to Avert the Worst.
YAKIMA, Wash. — The water managers of the Yakima River basin in arid Central Washington know what it’s like to fight over water, just like their counterparts along the Colorado…
