A judge has acquitted climate activist Greta Thunberg of a charge that she had refused follow a police order to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year
February 02, 2024
Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on their own are harmful to the human body, but the combination of both increases damage to people’s hearts and respiratory systems, according to a study released Friday
February 02, 2024
Federal wildlife officials have decided not to extend protections to wolves across portions of six states, allowing hunting to continue in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
February 02, 2024
Scottie Scheffler couldn't miss from the fairway
February 03, 2024
The day after a Minnesota man survived an avalanche while snowmobiling in Montana's backcountry, government forecasters posted details of the near-tragedy as yet another cautionary tale
February 03, 2024
Another “Pineapple Express” storm is on its way to California, bringing with it the threat of dangerous flooding and mudslides
February 03, 2024
Wyndham Clark came inches from a sub-60 round at Pebble Beach
February 04, 2024
Parisians are voting whether to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to park
February 04, 2024
A handful of centuries-old sponges from the Caribbean are causing some scientists to theorize that human-caused climate change began sooner and has warmed the world nearly a degree Fahrenheit more than most scientists previously thought
February 05, 2024
At least 112 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile
February 05, 2024
A handful of super powerful tropical cyclones in the last decade has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6
February 05, 2024
Weather and climate extremes, such as wildfires, drought and flooding, are taking a toll around the world
February 05, 2024
Better communications and equipment are among the recommendations being made by the Maui Police Department following the wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina nearly six months ago
February 05, 2024
Pakistan is holding elections for a new parliament on Thursday
February 06, 2024
Lithium-ion battery fires are becoming increasingly common as electric vehicles spread, and are hard to extinguish. A new approach uses an electrolyte based on a commercial fire extinguisher.
February 06, 2024
Two years after the tornado outbreak that killed dozens and leveled much of the real estate in this western Kentucky town, many people are still living through another, slower disaster -- the search for housing
February 06, 2024
Two years after the tornado outbreak that killed dozens and leveled much of the real estate in this western Kentucky town, many people are still living through another, slower disaster -- the search for housing
February 06, 2024
The Postal Service says a mix of environmental initiatives and cost-cutting business practices are going to reduce its planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by 40% over five years
February 06, 2024
When rainstorms like this week’s powerful atmospheric river hit California, the earth begins to move
February 06, 2024
Pakistanis are heading to the polls to elect a new parliament on Thursday in a race that essentially boils down to two top parties
February 07, 2024
The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution
February 07, 2024
The US, a minor liquefied natural gas supplier a decade ago, now is the world’s top source. That’s good for energy security, but bad for Earth’s climate. An energy scholar explains the trade-offs.
February 07, 2024
Researchers tracked power outages after 8 major storms to see how wealth corresponded to recovery time.
February 07, 2024
As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, according to a new study that has been two years in the making
February 07, 2024
Experts say the number of monarch butterflies at wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the second lowest level since record keeping began
February 07, 2024
California firefighter accused of sparking blazes in the state's wine country
GM to lay off about 1,700 workers at Kansas plant
Ireland drops plans for hate speech law, minister says
US not responsible for violence in Mexico's Sinaloa state, ambassador says
Russian strike on apartment block in Kharkiv injures 12
Tens of thousands of bees found living in a Maine family’s farmhouse
Sullivan expresses worry over escalating Israel-Lebanon tension, calls Hezbollah strike as justice served
No. 3 Ohio State looks ahead to Big Ten schedule after rolling through nonconference games
Garrett Greene throws two late TD passes and West Virginia beats Kansas 32-28
Dubois beats up Joshua to retain IBF heavyweight title with 5th-round knockout