The Trump administration on Thursday announced the repeal of one of the Obama era’s most sweeping environmental rules — a set of pollution protections for small streams and wetlands that had riled up opposition from coal miners, home developers, farmers and oil and gas […]
This Friday the 13th, a cratered jack-o’-lantern will light up the sky. Even more than the pumpkin spice latte, the harvest moon marks the official beginning of fall. The days grow shorter, the air gets brisker and a glowing full moon kicks it all […]
The nation forever changed 18 years ago when 3,000 people were killed in New York City, at the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania in terror attacks orchestrated by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Ever since then, the horror of it all […]
Greenland’s massive ice sheet may have melted by a record amount this year, scientists have warned. During this year alone, it lost enough ice to raise the average global sea level by more than a millimetre. Researchers say they’re “astounded” by the acceleration in […]
Hurricane Dorian, the strongest storm ever to hit the Bahamas, has killed at least five people, destroyed houses and left countless residents homeless. The storm is lingering over the islands, continuing to pound the same devastated places. Belgian Festival Draws Intense Criticism Over […]
Emmanuel Macron may not technically be a celebrity, but he tweets like one. Prior to the G7 summit, the French president declared on Twitter, “The Amazon rain forest—the lungs which produce 20% of our planet’s oxygen—is on fire.” He added that, “Our house is burning. […]
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