From bees to giraffes and wolves to manatees, a new report saysTrump Administration proposals ‘would weaken the Endangered Species Act.’
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Wet Christmas: 67 million at risk of seeing floods on busiest travel days
If you’re one of the 112 million Americans traveling for Christmas, a soaking rainstorm could lead to air and road headaches Thursday and Friday.
Farout: Scientists discover most distant object in solar system
Astronomers have discovered the most distant object in the solar system. It’sabout 11 billion miles from the sun.
Polar vortex? Back in the day, we called it ‘winter’
The polar vortex could be making a return engagement to the U.S. sometime later this month or in January.
Teen activist to UN climate negotiators: ‘You are not mature enough to tell it like it is’
A 15-year-old stole the show at a UN climate conference in Poland late last week.
El Niño given ’90 percent’ chance of forming this winter
El Niño is still warming up in the bullpen. The infamous climate troublemaker, long promised to develop this winter, still hasn’t officially arrived.
Fentanyl now America’s deadliest drug, federal health officials say
Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America, federal health officials announced Wednesday, with over 18,000 overdose deaths in 2016.
Almost all of the oldest, thickest ice in the Arctic Ocean is gone due to climate change
Due to climate change, temperatures in the Arctic are among the warmest on record, and the amount of sea ice there is close to its all-time lowest level.
The Geminid meteor shower is coming to a sky near you Thursday night
There’s acool space doubleheader this week: In addition to comet 46P/Wirtanen, the often spectacular Geminid meteor shower will also make its annual appearance.
Powerhouse storm blasts California, will roar across southern US with snow, ice, rain, floods
A powerful storm will crawl across the southern tier of the U.S. over the next several days, delivering snow, ice, rain, floods and even a few tornadoes.