Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, researchers report on a question that will run through many people’s minds as they cram into tightly packed planes: How clean…
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How to Tell Friends and Family You’re Skipping the Holidays This Year
The holidays aren’t merry for everyone. Some are reeling from the new or old sting of loss, or struggling with complicated family dynamics that suck the magic out of the…
Amy Kirkham: Hormones reflect the impacts of reproductive rest on subsequent pregnancy in a marine predator
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, we’re doing things the Weddell seal way! In her recently published paper: “Hormones reflect the impacts of reproductive rest on subsequent pregnancy in…
Ohio fines FirstEnergy $250M in landmark decision on HB 6 scandal
In landmark rulings last month, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ordered FirstEnergy’s three regulated companies to pay roughly $250 million for violations linked to the state’s largest-ever utility corruption…
As solar booms and coal fades, Greece’s mining region struggles to adapt
WESTERN MACEDONIA, Greece — For more than a decade, Lefteris Ioannidis had been saying what no one wanted to hear: Coal is dying, and it’s time to prepare for what…
“A complete shemozzle”: WA Government’s so-called ‘State Development Bill’ risks fast-tracking pollution
PERTH, Wednesday, 3 December 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the WA State Government’s State Development Bill’ as a ‘complete shemozzle’, and urged Parliament to fix critical flaws in…
Let’s Check the Math on Health Subsidies
By KIM BELLARD It’s December 3, and, to no one’s surprise, Congress still has not acted on extending the expanded health care premium tax credits for ACA. To Congress, the…
What Makes Stuff Glow in the Dark? And Is It Safe?
Glow-in-the-dark stars feel like a staple of childhood. You may have stuck them to your bedroom ceiling in fifth grade and then discovered them, on a visit home decades later,…
Five ways to give to animals in need this Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is an annual event that embraces the generous holiday spirit a few weeks early and encourages people to donate to their favourite charities. We thought we’d help you get into the giving spirit…
FirstEnergy seeks looser reliability rules as outages grow more common
Extreme weather is making the grid more prone to outages — and now FirstEnergy’s three Ohio utilities want more leeway on their reliability requirements. Put simply, FirstEnergy is asking the…