"When you try to control music, you strangle it." -Flea
Microplastics – the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down – are everywhere, from the deep sea to Mount Everest, and many researchers worry that they…
“The U.S. is short millions of homes, and office vacancy rates are at record highs,” Alex Horowitz, project director of…
Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese…
Midway through the 2020s, it’s time for a quick look back at how the world’s top 20 economies have performed…
“Who wants to live forever?” Freddie Mercury mournfully asks in Queen’s 1986 song of the same name. The answer: Quite…
Meteorologists mark March 1st as the official start of meteorological spring across the Lower 48, signaling a seasonal shift toward…
Last month, the city of Tampa, Florida, announced that its Vision Zero initiative was working. Fatal crashes were down 12%…
The experiment is a stepping-stone toward full-scale fusion power. There’s no perfect form of energy. Coal and natural gas emit carbon…
Jumping workouts could help astronauts prevent the type of cartilage damage they are likely to endure during lengthy missions to…
Our population has increased by 50 percent since 1985, but our cities are using the same amount of water. This…
This chart ranks the 10 largest companies in the U.S., EU (including the UK), and China by their market capitalizations….
In recent years, three states have legalized or decriminalized jaywalking: Virginia and Nevada did so in early 2021, and California legalized jaywalking at…