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The EPA has released an action plan for addressing the risks posed by a large class of chemicals known collectively as PFAS, which are used as flame…

Mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch rocked New Zealanders to their core. What may have shocked Americans even more is the response of Prime…

The U.S. is shooting for the moon, again. In March, Vice President Mike Pence said he wants to see a NASA lunar mission in the next five years. While…

"Typically, when we think about regulating emissions, we regulate based on the amount of emissions from some source in some given area. What this work…

A strange whirring noise caught the attention of teachers at Puman Middle School in China’s Hunan province last year. For months, the sound hummed…

Retailers like Walmart are embracing robots – here's how workers can tell if they'll be replacedBeth Humberd, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Scott…

By Eve ZuckoffThe teen brain has long been an enigma to parents, but in recent years it's also become a hot topic for brain researchers. One thing they’ve…

The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a global health emergency. Over the past year,…

Many of us steer around difficult political conversations to avoid conflict with people with whom we disagree. Among people we know, we employ the…

Steven D. Allison, University of California, Irvine and Tyrus Miller, University of California, IrvineLarge wildfires in the Arctic and intense heat waves…