Texas Governor Says Deadly Flooding Is Worst Ever Seen
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared states of disaster in 24 counties due to damage caused by tornadoes, heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and flooding that forced evacuations and rooftop rescues
Locals Versus Corporate Carbon Offsets in British Columbia
Tree plantations draw the wrath of farmers and ranchers who see the practice driving up land prices
Dolphin Deaths Linked to 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Unusual adrenal and lung conditions seen in dead dolphins in the months after the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill point to the oil as the cause. Steve Mirsky reports
Congress Seeks to Quash Patent Trolls
Legislation revised from last year would spare universities from being penalized in the same way as unscrupulous companies
A Multitude of Microscopic Wonders Discovered in the World's Oceans [Slide Show]
The four-year study took thousands of samples at hundreds of sites
Around-the-Clock Cleanup Effort Under Way on Oil-Fouled California Beach
A crude petroleum spill that has stained a California beach and fouled offshore waters may rank as the biggest oil spill to hit the Santa Barbara coastline in more than four decades.
BP Oil Spill Responsible for Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Deaths
New autopsy results confirm mass dolphin strandings largely stemmed from BP's 2010 Macondo well blowout
25 Terrific Science(y) Books
John Horgan lists 25 of his favorite science(y) books, from Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams to Joyce's Ulysses
After Ebola, a Blueprint Emerges to Jump-Start RD
Accelerated testing of compounds that have shown efficacy against the virus may lead to new drugs and vaccines
Can the Arctic Be Developed and Protected?
As the icy region melts, experts grapple with how to simultaneously allow growth and protection
First Woman MLBer Will Probably Pitch
Contemporary women's baseball chronicler Jennifer Ring says the fastest women pitchers currently hit speeds in the 80s (mph) and it keeps going up. Steve Mirsky reports
Launch of First Private Solar Sail–Powered Spacecraft Set for Wednesday [Video]
With its LightSail project, the Planetary Society aims to take the next step in its decades-long quest to transform spaceflight