Tech

Nonfat or full-fat, flavored or plain, probiotic or natural — yogurt is already peppered with labels. But you may soon...

Climate

Estella Bergere Leopold Dies at 97; Found Climate Clues in Ancient Pollen

Estella Bergere Leopold, a botanist who examined ancient pollen to illuminate the effects of climate change — and who, as...

Tech

Shafiqah Hudson, Who Fought Trolls on Social Media, Dies at 46

Shafiqah Hudson was looking for a job in early June of 2014, toggling between Twitter and email, when she noticed...

Science

Rabbi Ellen Bernstein, Who Saw Ecology as God’s Work, Dies at 70

Ellen Bernstein, a river guide turned rabbi who blazed a spiritual trail in the environmental movement by undergirding it with...

Climate

Whatever We Call This Age, Humans Are Changing the Planet. Here’s How.

Coming after nearly 15 years of deliberation, a ruling by geologists on Tuesday feels almost anticlimactic: Our species has not...

Climate

He’s Accused of Smuggling, but Not Drugs or Guns: It’s Greenhouse Gases

The unusual contraband is sold on Craigslist and Facebook for hundreds of dollars: canisters of a banned refrigerant, for use...

Science

Global Warming Is Particularly Bad for Women-Led Families, Study Says

Extreme heat is making some of the world’s poorest women poorer.That is the stark conclusion of a report, released Tuesday,...

Climate

Are We in the ‘Anthropocene,’ the Human Age? Nope, Scientists Say.

The Triassic was the dawn of the dinosaurs. The Paleogene saw the rise of mammals. The Pleistocene included the last...

Innovation

Does Hydrogen Water Live Up to the Hype?

Q: I keep seeing ads for hydrogen-infused water. Can these products do anything for my health?One woman on TikTok said...

Science

Powerful Psychedelic Gains Renewed Attention as a Treatment for Opioid Addiction