- March 15, 2025
Life on Earth May Have Been Jump-Started by ‘Microlightning’
Life on Earth May Have Been Jump-Started by ‘Microlightning’ Charged water droplets generate sparks that can forge organic compounds By Cody Cottier edited by Sarah
Ukraine Ceasefire Deal Relies on Critical Minerals That Will Be Difficult to Access
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater
NASA’s Voyager Probes Lose One Instrument Each as Power Wanes
NASA’s Voyager Probes Lose One Instrument Each as Power Wanes NASA’s twin Voyager probes, which launched in 1977, are the longest-running missions to send data
Trump Official Who Tried to Downplay Major Climate Report Now Will Oversee It
CLIMATEWIRE | A former Trump official who alarmed scientists years ago when he attempted to meddle with a congressionally mandated climate report has returned to
Interjections Are, Uh, More Important than We Thought
Listen carefully to a spoken conversation and you’ll notice that the speakers use a lot of little quasi-words — mm-hmm, um, huh? and the like
Trump Orders U.S. Scientists to Skip Key IPCC Climate Report Meeting
CLIMATEWIRE | The Trump administration’s abrupt retreat from global climate action is threatening to delay a pivotal scientific report that can be used by countries
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread
Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work
Trump FEMA Firings Hit Agency Already Suffering Staffing Shortages
CLIMATEWIRE | The Trump administration has fired hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees and is now targeting staff involved with climate change, equity or
Urgent CDC Data on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers,