An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.

A Table for Fortune is about September 11th. As it grew, tracing the roots of that crime in one direction and its poisoned harvest in another, the book bifurcated. The first part is, or means to be…

The man who admitted to stealing hundreds of manuscripts swore he’d never do it again. New online skulduggery resembles his old tricks, and then some.

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) From the 1970 A&M album release "Greatest Hits (50 Phil Ochs Fans Can't Be Wrong)" This was Phil's tribute to James Dean, written after he had…

As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything ...

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It bills itself as an "independent journalism" outfit, but the innocuous-sounding North Carolinian is among hundreds of partisan sites that researchers say masquerade as local news outlets in battlegr...

Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...

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The heatwave season has stretched by about 39 days since 1979, with the biggest shifts in dry regions and a recent rise in fast-peaking heat.

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Hurricanes near Hawaii. A nor’easter on the East Coast. The ocean phenomenon’s influence on storms around the country may just be getting started.

A detective story is supposed to end with the mystery being solved: Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot is always able to follow the clues and figure out what really happened. This is impossible with…

Boston has a $10 billion plan to combat coastal flooding, but in the meantime, some say the city is a sitting duck.

As geoengineering promises a spectacular fix for climate change, the real solution remains less glamorous: reducing emissions, consumption and the demand for technological escape routes that postpone…

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence is a “powerful enough” tool to kill off a substantial portion of humanity, joining a growing chorus of tech leaders and employ...

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Hawaii is in the crosshairs again as yet another tropical cyclone approaches the Aloha State on Thursday.

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