Science

These coral reefs suffered major damage. Watch how restoration efforts helped bring them back

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

Coral reefs offer crucial habitat for marine creatures and protection for coastal communities, but face a long list of threats due to human activity. One restoration project in Indonesia demonstrates how these ecosystems can bounce back from damage with help.

More Americans worried about climate change, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, AP-NORC poll says

By Alexa St. John, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

Biden points to this climate agenda as a success during his reelection campaign. The poll suggests that although the law has already affected some Americans, it's not widely known and may not be the electoral boost Biden wants.

U.S. court rejects a request by tribes to block $10 billion energy transmission project in Arizona

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

Critics had accused the U.S. Interior Department and Bureau of Land Management of failing to recognize the cultural significance of the San Pedro Valley to several Native American tribes.

Central U.S. faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes

By Associated Press

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said a large storm system hitting much of the central U.S. over the next few days is expected to bring severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes Monday evening to Kansas and Nebraska.

Coral reefs across the globe once again endure mass bleaching amid warming oceans, scientists say

By Alexa St. John, Associated Press

Coral reef bleaching across happens when stressed coral expel the algae that are their food source and give them their color. If the bleaching is severe and long-lasting, the coral can die.

To lower its rat population, NYC considers birth control as a humane option

By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press

To lower rat populations in New York, lawmakers are proposing birth control designed for rats as an alternative to the usual traps, poison, and carbon monoxide methods.

Through gardens, these Native communities are cultivating a solution to climate change

By Adam Kemp

How a small home garden can preserve traditional food-growing practices.

1st national limits on toxic PFAS in drinking water set by Biden administration

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers.

Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94, university says

By Associated Press

Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle — the so-called Higgs boson — in 1964. But it would be almost 50 years before the particle's existence could be confirmed at the Large Hadron Collider.

UN watchdog says the status of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is ‘extremely serious’

By Illia Novikov, Samya Kullab, Associated Press

The International Atomic Energy Agency says its team was aware of an explosion at a training center next to the plant. It said it was informed the blast was from a drone attack.