One of my first part-time positions as an ocean conservation policy consultant was working for the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Tuna and Billfish Specialist Group. Our task was to updat…

Critically endangered Bornean orangutans flee forests as staff at Cabang Panti work round the clock to stave off blaze

Sparking an immune response where microbes enter the body should not only stop a person getting sick, but also prevent them spreading the infection to others.

The passengers and crew on the United Airlines plane died for their country on Sept. 11. The workers at a memorial near the crash site in Pennsylvania have dedicated themselves to their story.

Kenneth Feinberg says the nearly three years he spent running the Sept. 11 compensation fund changed his life view forever.

Twenty-five years later, fleeting memories and indelible images still haunt those who lived through the attacks and their aftermath.

On This Day in History: September 8

A teenager’s lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.

The woman’s symptoms limited her for years until she underwent testing to be a kidney donor.

Learn about Indigenous women’s leadership, contributions, challenges and solutions. Explore how Indigenous women advance human rights, protect biodiversity, preserve culture and drive sustainable deve...

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The smoke floating around me smelled of campfire, grass, and burnt leaves. “Give me a puff or two here,” my father said, pointing his gloved hand at the

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The UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting-Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA) provides a framework for integrating information about the environment and the economy, organising information about e...

A team of researchers worked grueling, hot hours in the desert to understand the history of life in Earth’s oceans after a major extinction event.

On This Day in History: August 6

Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen has submitted her resignation to Gov. Spencer Cox (R) following allegations that she had an inappropriate relationship, which may have ultimately resulted in a redistricting map that benefited Democrats."Today, Gov. Cox received a letter of resignation from Uta...

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The origins of Alzheimer's remain contentious, but a new study suggests the disease may emerge as two key proteins compete inside brain cells.

Human brains are designed to detect faces as quickly as possible, which can lead to the perception of ‘false faces’

Considering carcinogenic risk for vapers in comparison with never-users, findings 2017–25 from all types of investigation record increasing concern and tak

Understanding how proteins interact with their own mirror images enabled a Kobe University research team to design a small mirror protein that disables a causal factor of Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid-...

Prof. Jan Antolik’s path into computational neuroscience began in artificial intelligence, at a time when the field was far from its current prominence. What started as a detour to better understand…

FROM A SPACE NERD

President fumes at justices as they prepare to take up his next big case

Judge Richard Leon criticized the Trump administration’s “brazen” arguments for the project. The planned $400 million ballroom has been a presidential priority.

County medical examiners announced the ruling on Wednesday. New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating.

As reporting near the U.S.-Mexico border grows more complex, journalists face increasing risks to their data and sources. Gretchen A. Peck reports on a new training partnership equipping reporters wit...