You can feel wet when you can see water and when you can’t see water. You can also feel dry even when there’s a lot of water vapor in the air – like during a fire.
April 27, 2026
Discoveries of molecules in space that suggest extraterrestrial life are exciting, but they need to be taken with a grain of salt – an astrochemist explains why.
April 27, 2026
Meta Platforms has signed an agreement with Overview Energy to secure power from the startup's space-based solar energy infrastructure for the Facebook parent's data centers by
April 27, 2026
Oilfield service companies that for years kept rigs and specialized equipment stored in Venezuela have begun removing them from
April 27, 2026
Energy shocks linked to the Iran war are pushing households across Africa and South Asia back to charcoal and firewood as cleaner cooking methods become more expensive and unreliable
April 27, 2026
A sheep at Clover & Bee Farm in Underhill, Vermont, gave birth to a rare batch of six lambs earlier this month
April 27, 2026
A Supreme Court case over pesticides is bringing out the ‘MAHA moms’ — and threats of consequences for the midterms
April 27, 2026
Giant fossil fuel companies made about $12,000 in the time it took you to read this headline
April 27, 2026
JAKARTA, April 27 - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has appointed a labour union chief as the country's new environment minister, the palace said on Monday, replacing Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, who
April 27, 2026
Farmers around the world are facing the second surge in fertiliser prices in four years due to the Iran war.
April 27, 2026
Researchers say more wolves are roaming a remote Lake Superior island, using moose as one of their primary food sources
April 27, 2026
Global orders to build liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGC) are set to rebound this year after a 2025 slump as growing LNG output and vessel fuel
April 27, 2026
Ryota Haga was in high school when the biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan triggered a deadly tsunami and swept away his
April 27, 2026
The Iran war has the world buying more clean energy. China stands to benefit the most
April 27, 2026
The Atacama Desert in Chile offers some of the clearest views of the universe, thanks to its dry climate, high altitude and isolation from light pollution
April 26, 2026
Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia have killed at least 16 people
April 26, 2026
2 University of South Florida doctoral students were promising young researchers. Now a roommate is charged in their killing
April 26, 2026
One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles
April 27, 2026
Disease and cold temperatures killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in 2024 and 2025, according to a state report
April 26, 2026
Family returns home 19 months after Helene
April 26, 2026
Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on Sunday, amid fears that Russia's four-year war could spark a repeat of the world's
April 26, 2026
The world is entering a new era of wildfire. This huge blaze shows how hard they are to tackle
April 26, 2026
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Sunday said she would visit Japan, China, and South Korea this week for talks on energy security in the face of disruptions
April 26, 2026
The U.S.
April 26, 2026
Pope Leo on Sunday described those who wage wars and appropriate the earth's resources as thieves who rob the world of a peaceful future, issuing a warning about the use of
April 26, 2026
Federal judge weighs mandating air conditioning in the United States’ largest prison system
April 26, 2026
Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and dozens of Self-Defense Force personnel to battle mountain blazes that have been raging in the north
April 26, 2026
Ukrainians gathered in the city of Slavutych to remember those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years ago
April 26, 2026
In the weeks after the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it was difficult to get any information about the scope of the disaster, aside from terse announcements from the government of the Soviet Union
April 26, 2026
Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74
April 26, 2026
The latest attempt at ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran appears to have failed
April 25, 2026
Two wildfires in southeastern Georgia continue to threaten homes and lives as officials warn that strong winds could spread the flames
April 25, 2026
Authorities have filed murder charges against the roommate of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who disappeared with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida
April 25, 2026
On Newport’s south side, historic and opulent mansions sit on an avenue with mature trees that help cool the neighborhoods, clean the air and foster wildlife
April 25, 2026
Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country
April 25, 2026
President Donald Trump's attempts to cancel offshore wind projects have drawn opposition not only from environmentalists but also from Republicans
April 25, 2026
More than 1,000 firefighters in northern Japan battled to contain two wildfires for a fourth straight day on Saturday, as the blazes pushed
April 25, 2026
Homes destroyed, pets lost and precious memories burned to ashes in Georgia wildfires
April 25, 2026
Top European Union officials say the bloc is looking into funding alternative energy infrastructure in the Middle East that would circumvent conflict hot spots like the Strait of Hormuz
April 25, 2026
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared an emergency on Friday for 91 counties in his state, where authorities are battling two major wildfires that have caused
April 25, 2026
Oil prices whipsawed in volatile trade on Friday, but were higher on the week, as traders weighed supply disruptions against the
April 24, 2026
Camp Mystic, the Christian summer camp for girls where 27 people died in a 2025 flash flood, cannot be licensed to reopen, Texas authorities said, citing nearly two
April 25, 2026
Pattern shift brings back-to-back days of severe weather threats to central US
April 24, 2026
Officials say a powerful storm churned up multiple tornadoes that barreled through Oklahoma, damaging at least 40 homes and sending emergency crews door-to-door in a hard hit neighborhood
April 24, 2026
Melania Trump is growing the White House honey program
April 24, 2026
Officials say a volunteer firefighter has died battling a wildfire in Florida, while two large fires in Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes
April 24, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
The Democratic governor of Maine, Janet Mills, vetoed a bill that would have made it the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large new data centers, saying the
April 25, 2026
Only five ships, including one Iranian oil products tanker, have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, Friday shipping data showed,
April 24, 2026
A Virginia university has approved funding for a memorial for dozens of people, most of African descent, whose bodies were taken from their graves for use by medical students and then dumped in a forgotten well
April 25, 2026
Colorado's wildlife crossings can reduce animal-vehicle crashes by 90% — would you pay $5 to build more?
April 25, 2026
Canada has approved a C$4 billion ($2.93 billion) expansion of Enbridge's Westcoast natural gas pipeline system in British Columbia, the first major
April 24, 2026
The Democratic governor of Maine, Janet Mills, on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large
April 25, 2026
The U.S.
April 24, 2026
'Million-dollar tip' leads former musician to olive oil glory
April 25, 2026
Idaho couple donates 330 acre 'oasis' to land trust to create a nature preserve instead of subdivisions
April 25, 2026
The U.S. and the European Union on Friday deepened their coordination on critical minerals as part of a broader push by Western allies
April 24, 2026
Groups representing ethanol producers, farmers, and fuel retailers urged Congress on Thursday to allow gas stations to sell higher-ethanol gasoline blends year-round to
April 24, 2026
X-Energy shares surged 30.9% in their Nasdaq debut, fetching the company a valuation of $11.9 billion and signaling strong interest in the
April 24, 2026
Second border wall construction underway in Southern Arizona
April 25, 2026
Curiosity rover detects building blocks of life in first-ever experiment on Mars
April 25, 2026
Golden effort: Corner man dedicates years to cleaning up his community
April 25, 2026
Missouri governor signs restrictions on THC products into law
April 25, 2026
The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this good
April 24, 2026
European Union countries agreed on Friday to keep pushing for a global price on shipping's CO2 emissions in U.N. talks next week,
April 24, 2026
France wound up a meeting of G7 environment ministers on Friday defending its "pragmatic" decision to keep climate change off the agenda to avoid a clash with the U.S. U.S.
April 24, 2026
FWC investigation finds dozens of sloths died before Orlando attraction opening
April 24, 2026
Massive dead snake found along side of Wisconsin highway
April 24, 2026
How the Supreme Court will have a major impact on the economy this spring
April 24, 2026
Giant wooden troll unveiled at Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn
April 24, 2026
President Donald Trump granted a 90-day extension to a shipping waiver that makes it easier to move oil, fuel and fertilizer around the United States, the White
April 24, 2026
SLB said it is seeking to recover higher costs from customers after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted
April 24, 2026
Denys Khomenko betrays no emotion recalling the night last year when a Russian strike drone tore into
April 24, 2026
Wildfires are often thought to be a problem for Western North America, but climate change and other factors are making fires nastier in the East, especially this year
April 24, 2026
WNBA star Caitlin Clark to publish a children's book based on her life
UK PM's former chief of staff says he was wrong to encourage Mandelson appointment
Talons on show
UK grocery inflation eases to 3.8% in April, says Worldpanel
Nebraska is becoming the first state to implement a Medicaid work requirement signed by Trump
Canada's fiscal update to show improved deficit, revenue projections
Spotify forecasts second-quarter profit below estimates, shares slump
Hilton raises annual room revenue growth forecast on strong travel demand