Does planetary evolution favor human-like life? Study ups odds we're not alone
Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...
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Even One Person's Food Choices Effect the Whole Planet | Opinion
Most environmental scientists agree that producing food from animals has a much greater environmental and climate impact than producing food from plants with equivalent nutritional value.
Looking to the past to understand the impacts of human land use in South Asia
Whether through agricultural practices, deforestation, or urbanization, how modern humans use land has had an unprecedented ...
Many Nebraskans still under threat of high nitrate in drinking water, report finds
In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their ...
The Trump administration has fired thousands of probationary employees across multiple federal agencies
Thousands of federal workers across multiple US agencies, from the Small Business Administration to the Forest Service, were ...
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'Mirror Life' Is a Dangerous Scientific Vision. Here's Why.
It's important to note that researchers are likely at least 10 to 30 years away from creating mirror bacteria. On the ...
L.A. Wildfires Pose Similar Risks As Burn Pits In Iraq And Afghanistan
More than 10,000 homes and other structures were consumed by flames, along with thousands of cars and other vehicles.
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Two South American scientists win ‘environmental Nobel’ on human-nature divide
By Shanna Hanbury Two scientists from South America won the 2025 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement on Feb. 11 for ...
Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...
Harrisburg still has no plan to stop raw sewage from flowing into the Susquehanna River| Opinion
For decades, Pennsylvania’s state capital has been violating the Clean Water Act by routinely releasing hundreds of millions ...
The Everything AI: How Google's Super Assistant Could Change Life As We Know It
Google's AI projects, Astra and Mariner, advance autonomous assistants that see, understand and act in digital and physical ...
RFK Jr is the new US Health Secretary: Will he ban vaccines or reform healthcare?
Robert F Kennedy Jr was confirmed as US Secretary of Health and Human Services in a 52-48 Senate vote. The vaccine skeptic will oversee agencies like the FDA, CDC, and NIH. His ‘Make America Healthy ...