Turbulence is getting worse as the planet warms
A plane flying over Northamptonshire, England. For many, turbulence is an uncomfortable part of air travel. Joe Giddens – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images Turbulence during a …
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World’s 1st fully electric flying car approved to begin test runs in U.S. – National
A flying car that was inspired by Marty McFly in Back to the Future has been given special airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), bringing us one step …
Antarctic sea ice has been at record low levels for months
Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2018 shows penguins on floating ice seen from China’s research icebreaker Xuelong, also known as the Snow Dragon, in a floating ice area in Southern …
EU expands Ozempic probe over suicide risks
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter in Los Angeles, April 17, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images The European Union’s drug …
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin BE-4 rocket engine explodes during testing
A test of a BE-4 engine at the company’s Launch Site One facility in West Texas on Aug. 2, 2019. Blue Origin Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin suffered a …
As planet heats, calls to protect workers grow louder
Europe was gripped by punishing heat waves in the summer of 2022, with wildfires, droughts and deaths highlighting what many around the world already know: Weather extremes can have devastating, …
How tiny sensors in the forest are shaping the future of firefighting – National
The future of fighting more intense, climate-fuelled wildfires is in a makeshift outdoor laboratory in the Los Angeles suburb of Fullerton, Calif. There, on the grounds of California State University, …
‘Wake-up call’: Simultaneous crop failure more likely than thought, study warns – National
A study published Tuesday in Nature Communications is sounding the alarm that the risk of simultaneous crop failure in important food-producing regions around the world has been largely underestimated. Such …
Biden unveils plan to combat fentanyl laced with xylazine overdoses
Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference at the office of the New York Attorney General regarding a major drug bust, Sept. 23, 2016. …