
What’s with all the wild weather this week?
From blizzard conditions in the Midwest to a heat wave in the western U.S. to flooding in Hawaii, March has brought wild weather to the country

What’s with all the wild weather this week?
From blizzard conditions in the Midwest to a heat wave in the western U.S. to flooding in Hawaii, March has brought wild weather to the country

Landmark offshore wind farms come online in the U.S.
Revolution Wind and Vineyard Wind are two of several wind farm projects that have come under fire from the Trump administration in recent months


Oil reserves tapped as nuclear assertions face pushback, warming fuels hail, and microbiome affects the brain
From emergency oil reserves to nuclear scrutiny, bigger hail, and research on a connection between the aging gut and the brain

What would happen if snakes disappeared like in Zootopia 2? An investigation
Snakes are key members of their ecosystems. Here’s what would happen if they suddenly vanished just like in the Oscar-nominated film Zootopia 2

No U.S. states had a record cold winter. Nine had a record hot one
Though it may surprise East Coasters, the story of this winter was not record cold but record heat

Raccoons will solve puzzles just for fun
Raccoons might want to break into your trash can even without delicious leftovers inside

Dolphins have been stranding in droves on the shores of Patagonia. Scientists think they’ve found the culprit
Dolphins washing up on the shores of Patagonia may have been fleeing orcas in the area

How to build a moon base
China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

War in Iran triggers an unprecedented disruption in global oil
The conflict in the Middle East is causing the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” the International Energy Agency says

Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupts, shooting lava 1,300 feet into the air
Over nine hours, Kīlauea released 16 million cubic yards of lava and sent a cloud of ash beyond 30,000 feet

Where did magic mushrooms come from? Scientists just got closer to an answer
Scientists just discovered a new species of magic mushroom, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, that appears to have shared a common ancestor with the popular Psilocybe cubensis some 1.5 million years ago

What is the ‘acid rain’ in the wake of U.S. bombings in Iran?
Iranian residents have reported headaches, difficulty breathing, and oil-contaminated rain settling on buildings and cars after the bombing of oil depots