The House just voted to regulate PFAS. Here’s what you need to know
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill Friday that would set a deadline for the EPA to implement a national drinking water standard for chemicals known as PFAS.
3 major moments from the ‘golden’ decade of black holes
Astrophysicists say we’re living in “a golden age of black holes.” To help illustrate why, here are three decade-defining advancements in the ongoing effort to unravel these cosmic wonders.
2019 Arctic Report Card warns of California-sized algal blooms and imperiled livelihoods
The 14th iteration of NOAA's Arctic Report Card paints a bleak picture of wildlife invasions, animal die-offs, massive algal blooms, melting ice and disappearing ways of life.
Genetic genealogy can help solve cold cases. It can also accuse the wrong person.
For law enforcement, the case for using genetic genealogy is strong. But it's not foolproof.
The motherland of all motherlands has been genetically pinpointed in northern Botswana, but is it truly the source of modern humans?…
Organic agriculture is billed as better for the environment, but a wholesale shift to this farming practice could increase net greenhouse gas emissions, a new study reports.
A quarter of Earth’s permafrost is expected to thaw by 2100 even if climate goals are met, which could release up to 400 billion metric tons of carbon into the air.
A new thermoelectric generator could bring light to one billion people who live without power...if market forces will let it.
A genetics study of nearly half a million people closes the door on a long-standing debate in sexuality.
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