US Postal Service announces $9.6B investment in new electric vehicle fleet while operating at a loss
USPS announced billions of dollars in new spending to switch from gas-powered mail trucks to new electric vehicles within the next five years.
USPS announced billions of dollars in new spending to switch from gas-powered mail trucks to new electric vehicles within the next five years.
Man finds Yeti coolers on beaches along Gulf of Alaska
An Alaska man says he recovered 23 coolers from beaches along the Gulf of Alaska in the summer of 2022, almost a year after a freighter spilled 109 containers during a storm off the coast of British Columbia. (Credit: Pamela Eiting/Duke Marolf via Storyful)
An Alaska man says he recovered 23 coolers from beaches along the Gulf of Alaska in the summer of 2022, almost a year after a freighter spilled 109 containers during a storm off the coast of British Columbia. (Credit: Pamela Eiting/Duke Marolf via Storyful)
Controversial auction of 100-plus pristine Indonesian islands delayed
The Widi Reserve near Bali includes more than 100 islands with white sand beaches and hundreds of rare and endangered species.
The Widi Reserve near Bali includes more than 100 islands with white sand beaches and hundreds of rare and endangered species.
Twitter suspends account that tracked Elon Musk's private jet
“He said this is free speech and he’s doing the opposite,” the 20-year-old college student who started the flight-tracking account said.
“He said this is free speech and he’s doing the opposite,” the 20-year-old college student who started the flight-tracking account said.
IOC delays selection of 2030 Winter Olympics host due to climate change concerns
Climate change is putting uncertainties on to future Winter Games.
Climate change is putting uncertainties on to future Winter Games.
Fusion breakthrough at Livermore Lab is a milestone for climate, clean energy
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it, something called net energy gain.
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it, something called net energy gain.
Colorado River water users convening amid 'dire' drought concerns
The two largest reservoirs on the river, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are at unprecedented low levels.
The two largest reservoirs on the river, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are at unprecedented low levels.
Here's when you can visit U.S. national parks for free in 2023
The waived admissions free doesn't cover the amenity or user fees.
The waived admissions free doesn't cover the amenity or user fees.
Former White House chef says climate change will make products like coffee, wine 'largely unavailable'
Sam Kass, who served as the primary chef of the Obama family in the White House warned that a number of the world's most valuable commodities will be “largely unavailable" in the next several decades.
Sam Kass, who served as the primary chef of the Obama family in the White House warned that a number of the world's most valuable commodities will be “largely unavailable" in the next several decades.
US scientists make major breakthrough in ‘limitless, zero-carbon’ fusion energy: report
Scientists have been struggling to harness the fusion reaction that powers the Sun for more than half a century.
Scientists have been struggling to harness the fusion reaction that powers the Sun for more than half a century.
6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mexico
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Sunday morning.
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Sunday morning.
Doctors remove lung from dog that nearly died after inhaling fungus found in soil
An Illinois family nearly lost their 3-year-old black lab after he likely inhaled a fungus living in soil around his home.
An Illinois family nearly lost their 3-year-old black lab after he likely inhaled a fungus living in soil around his home.
Massive oil spill in Kansas biggest in Keystone history, federal data finds
A Canada-based energy company says 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in a rural area more than 100 miles northwest of Kansas City.
A Canada-based energy company says 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in a rural area more than 100 miles northwest of Kansas City.
Oldest DNA reveals what life was like in Greenland 2 million years ago
Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland.
Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland.
‘New to science’: At least 2 minerals discovered in meteorite that crashed in Somalia
The minerals have been named after the town of El Ali, where the meteorite crashed in Somalia, and “elkinstantonite,” after planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
The minerals have been named after the town of El Ali, where the meteorite crashed in Somalia, and “elkinstantonite,” after planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
How fast fashion impacts the environment
Akhil Sivanandan co-founded Green Story, a platform to measure and communicate the environmental impact of products. He shares the negative aspects of fast fashion on our planet.
Akhil Sivanandan co-founded Green Story, a platform to measure and communicate the environmental impact of products. He shares the negative aspects of fast fashion on our planet.
The Arctic may now be accelerating global warming due to melting permafrost, NOAA report finds
The NOAA's 2019 Arctic Report Card found that permafrost region ecosystems could be releasing as much as 1.1 billion to 2.2. billion tons of carbon dioxide annually.
The NOAA's 2019 Arctic Report Card found that permafrost region ecosystems could be releasing as much as 1.1 billion to 2.2. billion tons of carbon dioxide annually.
11,000 scientists warn 'untold suffering' awaits without significant action to combat climate change
The report?s authors hope that their no-punches, deep-dive analysis of current climate change trends will force policymakers to make meaningful changes.
The report?s authors hope that their no-punches, deep-dive analysis of current climate change trends will force policymakers to make meaningful changes.
Warming climate is causing most baby turtles to be born female
A July report from the University of Exeter on the status of turtle nesting on the island of Boa Vista in the Republic of Cape Verde, where approximately one-sixth of the world?s loggerhead turtles nest, found that 84 percent of the turtle populations being born there are now female.
A July report from the University of Exeter on the status of turtle nesting on the island of Boa Vista in the Republic of Cape Verde, where approximately one-sixth of the world?s loggerhead turtles nest, found that 84 percent of the turtle populations being born there are now female.
We're fishing more tuna from the world's oceans than ever before, and scientists say it's unsustainable
The amount of tuna being fished today is up 1,000 percent from 1950.
The amount of tuna being fished today is up 1,000 percent from 1950.