Warmest April on record puts Earth on 11-month hot streak
Earth's latent heat streak has extended for 11 months, and another global temperature record was broken in April. It was…
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Another heat record? Nature tells humanity that time is up
To the editor: The rise in the Earth's temperature is relentless and increases more and more, year after year, bringing…
'3 Body Problem' review: A new take on alien invasions
Cixin Liu’s “The Three-Body Problem,” the first volume of her “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, has been turned into a…
'Beating China' is a poor justification for Mars exploration
To the editor: The print version of the op-ed calling on Congress to fund a mission to bring rocks from…
Russell Banks found the heart of Trumpism
Book Review American Spirits: Stories By Russell Banks Knopf: 240 pages, $28If you buy books linked to on our site,…
United Airlines plane loses tire after takeoff and lands at LAX
A United Airlines plane that departed San Francisco International Airport Thursday morning lost one of its tires shortly after takeoff…
Opinion: Mars rocks are a scientific prize the United States can't afford to lose
NASA does it difficult, inspiring and ambitious things, and he does them, In the immortal words of President Kennedy, because…
Bankruptcy hits California almond-producing conglomerate amid crisis
For much of the last decade, almonds have been such a lucrative crop that growers and investment firms have poured…
Mount Shasta hit by avalanche of 'chills down the back'
Visitors to Mount Shasta are advised to be aware of the continued risk of avalanches in higher elevation areas, just…
How to see April's total solar eclipse in the US
Paul Maley has spent much of his life chasing solar eclipses. He has witnessed 83 solar eclipses from 1960 to…