Montana Declares State of Emergency as U.S. Northwest Battles Blazes
Montana declared a state of emergency on Sunday to battle more than a dozen wildfires as blazes, fueled by drought and winds, also raged in Oregon, Idaho and California
Katrina and Its Recovery Cost More for These 3 Groups of People [Excerpt]
In a new book author John C. Mutter combines natural science and physical science to explore how disasters deepen social inequalities
To Play or Not to Play the Exoplanet Name Game?
Campaigns to name exoplanets seem like Shakespearean farce
Weekend To Do: Apply for the Science Writers 2015 Diversity Travel Fellowship
Announcing the 2015 DiverseScholar
National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Diversity Travel Fellowship. Sponsored by a generous NASW Idea Grant, these travel awards (10 at $1,000 each) were created to encourage underrepresented minorities in science journalism to attend the ScienceWriters2015 conference (October 9-13; Cambridge, MA). Deadline to apply is Tuesday August 25 at 11:55 pm PST using this online application. U.S.-based underrepresented minority journalists are encouraged to apply especially African-, Hispanic-, and Native-Americans who have journalism experience in STEM, medicine, health, environment, technology, etc.
Huge Blasts at Port in Northeast China Kill 50, Injure More than 700
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters
Former President Carter Says He Has Cancer
The 39th president of the U.S. said on Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body
Women Left out in Cold by Office A-C Standards
Indoor climate control systems are based on 1960s standards that envisioned the typical office worker to be a 40-year-old, 68-kilogram man
Huge Explosions Rock Major City in Northeast China, Killing 7
Huge explosions hit an industrial area of the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and triggering a blast wave felt kilometres (miles) away, Chinese media reported.
Chimps from Ebola-Hit Liberia Denied Refuge in Wildlife Sanctuary
Kenya has rejected a request to bring two young chimpanzees rescued in Ebola-hit Liberia to a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary due to fears about the deadly virus, the country's top veterinarian said on Wednesday.
Palm Oil Plantations Threaten African Primates
As Asian agribusinesses eye new opportunities in Africa, conservationists work to protect gorillas, chimpanzees and monkeys
War in Space May Be Closer Than Ever
China, Russia and the U.S. are developing and testing controversial new capabilities to wage war in space despite their denial of such work
EPA Team Spills Million Gallons of Waste Water into Colorado Rivers
A team of U.S. regulators probing contamination at a Colorado gold mine accidentally released a million gallons of orange-hued waste water containing sediment and metals into a local river system