Browsing: Environment

It has long been understood that clearcutting forests leads to more runoff, worsening flooding. But a new study finds that logging can reshape watersheds in surprising…

Can Weather Really Trigger a Migraine?A neurologist explains why weather changes from heat waves to thunderstorms might bring on painful headachesBy Danielle Wilhour & The Conversation…

In the 1980s, Russ Miller and his wife moved to a far edge of eastern Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, where they built a homestead on a…

Higher Bills, Hotter Planet: What Trump’s Megabill Means for YouHousehold energy expenses will rise, as will greenhouse gas emissions, as a result of the Trump administration’s…

Using a speech to the National Press Club as a rallying cry to federal parliament to finally agree on a rewrite of the quarter-century old Environment…

Glacial ice offers a detailed record of the atmosphere, preserved in discrete layers, providing researchers with a valuable tool for studying human history. A sample taken…

Keith Krehbiel lived with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 25 years before agreeing to try a brain implant that might alleviate his symptoms. He had long been…

Food is both deeply personal and political for Sami Tamimi, the Palestinian chef and food writer, whose first solo cookbook is an emotional culinary ride down…

Air source heat pumps are made up of an outside unit and an inside unit. They can also be hooked up to ducts, like a furnace.…

Gene-Swaps Could Let Influenza Jump SpeciesInfluenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three…