Laboring Under Delhi’s Harsh Heat, Workers Must Choose Health or Wages
Severe heat waves have been hitting India since April, forcing many of the country’s essential workers to make tough decisions.
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Trump Funds Two New Coal Plants and Extends Another Dozen, Citing ‘Energy Dominance’
The DOE on Thursday announced about $700 million in support for the declining coal industry with funds from the Defense Production Act. Environmentalists denounced the move, calling coal dirty and expensive. By Steven Rodas Thursday’s flurry of coal news from…
Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026
Explore This Section Eclipses Overview Safety Science Types History NASA Research Geometry FAQ Citizen Science Future Eclipses Stories All Eclipse Stories Shadow Notes For Media Resources & More Resources Glossary 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse 2024 Total Solar Eclipse August 12,…
NASA Provides Update on Space Station Leak
The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a flyaround on Nov. 8, 2021. The Zvezda service module’s transfer tunnel, known as the PrK, on the International Space Station has experienced cracks since 2019 that…
In Peru and Brazil, extractivism threatens Indigenous people in isolation: Report
Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI) in the Yavarí-Tapiche Territorial Corridor, one of the largest contiguous, intact forests in the Amazon and home to the world’s highest concentrations of PIACI, are under threat by extractive and large-scale…
ANWR Oil Draws Few Bids, Despite Trump’s Push for ‘Liquid Gold’
An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.
Feds Will Soon Impose New Framework on Colorado River if States Can’t Agree How to Manage It
Amid the river’s worst water year on record and deadlocked negotiations over its future, the Bureau of Reclamation announced it will impose a new 10-year management plan if the states relying on the river don’t come to an agreement. By…
Trump Administration Doubles Down on Coal Power in North Carolina
Duke Energy could receive $28.4 million in federal grants for upgrades, matched by $44 million in ratepayer funds. By Lisa Sorg Duke Energy could receive $28.4 million in taxpayer money to upgrade two coal-fired power units in Person County, North…
A Year in the Life of a Whale Shark
A Year in the Life of a Whale Shark Physician Dr. Larry Spetka swims with his namesake, Larry the whale shark, in the Gulf in May 2025. Credit: BWRI/Jamison Smith (Image credit: Blue World Research Group/Jamison Smith) Download Image…
NASA’s INCUS Mission on Road to Launch, Study Storms From Space
Two of the three SmallSats for NASA’s INCUS mission, including the one shown here, have completed assembly and testing in preparation for shipment to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia for a 2027 launch. From low Earth orbit the satellites…