Category : science

Al Gore blasts Trump environmental speech that fails to mention climate change

The former vice president describes the president's environmental speech as being "meant to deceive and deflect."

Rattled resident clean up, officials eye damage after quakes

Rattled residents cleaned up and officials assessed damage Monday from two of the biggest earthquakes to shake California in decades as scientists warned that both should serve as a wake-up call to be ready when the long-dreaded "Big One" strikes. I...

America's Oldest Living Rocket Scientist Reflects on Breakthrough That Put Us on the Moon

103-year-old J. Cary Nettles of Columbia, Tennessee, helped put Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong on the moon.

Amazon under fire for selling straitjackets and restraints for people with dementia

Online retailer Amazon has come under fire for selling physical restraints and forms of straitjackets for dementia sufferers. Charities urged the site to stop selling the equipment, which they said endangered the rights of the most vulnerable. They...

The Latest: California quake damage assessments to take days

An official says she expects "dozens" of properties will be found damaged by recent earthquakes once the Southern California town of Ridgecrest completes its review. Kern County spokeswoman Megan Person says Monday that inspectors will need several...

WeWork Is Said to Seek Credit Line of Up to $4 Billion

(Bloomberg) -- WeWork Cos. is in talks to extend its credit line, helping the company fund costly commercial real estate operations ahead of a planned initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.A debt facility plan...

Trump raises eyebrows in promoting his environment record

President Donald Trump is promoting what he is calling his administration's "environmental leadership" despite its sweeping rollbacks of landmark environmental and public health protections. Critics are calling it a credulity-straining gesture aimed...

How to Solve Your Digestive Problems

J ust about everyone experiences digestive problems on occasion. They’re some of the most common complaints in doctors’ offices. But for more than 10 million people, gas, bloating, constipation, ...

Floods just pummeled Washington, D.C. and the footage is wild

Even the White House is leaking.Potent storms deluged the Washington, D.C. area Monday morning, marooning drivers atop their vehicles, transforming boulevards into brown rivers, filling parking garages with water, and dumping rainwater into the Metro...

Amazon Workers Plan Prime Day Strike at Minnesota Warehouse

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in Minnesota plan to strike during the online retailer’s summer sales extravaganza, a sign that labor unrest persists even after the company committed to paying all employees at least $15 an hour last...

Trump Spins Environmental Record In White House Speech

The president is giving a speech meant to appeal to suburban swing voters frustrated by his brazen climate denialism and embrace of big polluters.

Deforestation + climate change = dead end for wildlife

Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said Monday. Less than two-fifths of forests across Latin America, Asia and Africa...

U.S. health officials record 14 new cases of measles as outbreak slows

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it had seen a 1.3% increase in cases since the previous week and that it has recorded cases of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease in 28 states. In recent weeks, the CDC h...

Donald Trump's five most dangerous attacks on the environment

Trump’s administration has pursued cuts in environmental protections that are critical to the health of all AmericansTrump announced plans to slash the size of Bears Ears national monument in Utah. Photograph: Andrew Cullen/ReutersDonald Trump is set...

Trump environment speech: As the president touts his record, here's what his administration has done

Donald Trump, who once mocked the very idea of global climate change, is set to deliver a speech touting his record on the environment, and the supposed leadership America has had on that issue during his presidency.The speech comes amid a massive ro...

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