Bleach has a reputation for going scorched earth on bacteria. But not everyone is comfortable with using it; bleach can interact dangerously with other common chemicals and has to be…
Max
Max, FKA Beauregard, is living the good life in his new home! Here’s what his adopter has to say: “We met Max when my daughter was fostering him and fell…
States push climate superfund bills despite Trump’s opposition
President Donald Trump has made it quite clear how he feels about state laws that aim to make fossil fuel companies pay for damages caused by climate change. An executive…
Why Xcel’s bid to reinvent the virtual power plant is so controversial
Back in the summer of 2024, Minnesota utility Xcel Energy proposed a novel approach to building virtual power plants , the networks of rooftop solar systems, home batteries, and other…
Sofia Noori, Nema Health
Nema Health has cracked the code on PTSD and has an amazing study showing that their technique of intensive cognitive processing therapy is over 99% effective in flat out curing…
Residents along Louisiana’s Cancer Alley have a new worry: blue ammonia
This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. Sign up for Floodlight’s newsletter here . From her home in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, less…
AI replaces me: The Private AI Bubble Meets the Public Digital Health Reality Check
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Heat pump sales dipped in 2025. They still beat gas furnaces.
Heat pumps outsold fossil gas–fired furnaces in the U.S. yet again last year. That’s the fourth year in a row — a testament to Americans’ sustained appetite for the zero-emissions…
The EPA’s biggest emissions-fighting tool is dead — at least for now
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. “🚨Single. Largest. Deregulatory. Action. EVER. Incoming: TOMORROW!” That quote comes from…
Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt | Multiple signalling in carnivorous pitcher plant
In this week’s ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt (they/them) discusses their new research article “Multiple signalling increases both prey response and diversity in a carnivorous pitcher plant“. Sylvie,…



