New York just slammed the brakes on rules that would’ve prohibited fossil fuels in new homes and businesses. The Empire State was on the precipice of fully enacting the All-Electric…
Day: November 14, 2025
Actionable outcome, not a ‘roadmap to nowhere’, needed at COP30
BELÉM, BRAZIL, Friday 14 November 2025 — In response to calls for a fossil fuel phase-out roadmap at COP30, Dr Simon Bradshaw, COP31 Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said: “Phasing…
Ford’s failed bet on an electric F-150
This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Back in May of 2021, Ford’s F-150 Lightning debuted with star-spangled…
The Best Years of Your Life Are Probably Still Ahead
Laura Carstensen’s favorite lecture of the year is the one when she tells undergrads at Stanford University that—contrary to what they’ve probably been told and believe—these are not the best…
DNA Reveals the Secret History of Dogs
More than 3,000 years ago, in what is now Kazakhstan, six dogs were laid carefully in the ground. Were they beloved pets? Sacrifices, since they seem to have ritually arranged?…
Cover Stories: Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee
Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee, professor at Arkansas State University, discusses the story behind the cover for Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published all the way back in 2015. Lori…
The Rise, Fall, and Potential Return of the Food Pyramid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and man on a mission to “Make America Healthy Again,” has made no secret of his plan…
Electricity is too expensive. Here are three ways to fix that.
Electricity is getting more expensive — and Americans are getting worried. Just look at last week’s election, when Democratic candidates who put a spotlight on energy affordability won key races…
Chart: Carbon emissions are on a better — but not good — trajectory
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the week” column . Representatives from all over the world are currently meeting on the edge of the Amazon rainforest in Belem, Brazil,…
A Failure to Rescue: How Predictive Modeling Can Rewrite the Story of Congenital Syphilis
By KAYLA KELLY Every semester I have the privilege of guiding nursing students through their maternal and pediatric clinicals. At the beginning of the semester, their enthusiasm is contagious. They…