Environment & Sustainability

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Trump order seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits

President’s move, which also seeks ‘immunity’ for makers, faces backlash from health advocates and Maha coalition Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting production of glyphosate-based herbicides, such as Roundup, which some bodies and studies have linked to cancer…

NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port on July 3, 2024. This view is from a window on…

Thursday Packed With Human Research as Station’s Orbit is Boosted

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft on Feb. 14, 2026, to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission. NASA/Chris Williams Relaxation, exercise, and biomedical studies were the key…

How seabird poop helped fuel ancient civilizations in Peru

The Chincha Islands off the coast of Peru are home to many seabird species that cover their island homes with thick layers of poop, or guano. New research now suggests that ancient Peruvians in the Chincha Valley on the Peruvian…