Alasdair Wilkins
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These U.S. Cities Could Soon See Frequent Flooding As Seas Rise
Floods that are now rare would become frequent by 2050 in places like San Diego and Key West → Read More
Standing Rock Looks To Renewable Energy As Pipeline Fight Continues
Land defenders expand their mission to building a better, more sustainable energy future → Read More
The Legal Battle Lines Are Being Drawn Against Trump’s EPA
The first legal challenges to Scott Pruitt's decisions as the anti-EPA chief of the EPA are rolling in → Read More
People Gorged On Bread For Two Weeks To Poke Holes In Diet Wisdom
The microbes in our gut may shape more about our healthy diets than the food we eat → Read More
Body Cam Data: Cops Are Nicer To White People In Traffic Stops
A month of traffic stops in Oakland showed clear racial disparities in language used → Read More
Scientists Explore The Least Habitable Planet In The Galaxy
Newly discovered planet's surface is 8,000 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than most stars → Read More
Military Opposes Trump On Climate, But Don’t Count On Them To Save Us
The Pentagon doesn't ignore the reality of climate change but that doesn't hold much sway in the end → Read More
We really have no idea what causes birth defects
Doctors aren't able to pinpoint why 4 in 5 birth defects occur, Vocativ reports. → Read More
Super-Charged Antibiotic Could Stop Resistant Bacteria For Years
A stronger, smarter drug kills bacteria that were previously impervious to antibiotics → Read More
Climate Change Will Roast Cities Twice As Badly As Everywhere Else
Cities trap heat more than anywhere else, and that means global warming could be extra costly → Read More
Climate Change Is Going To Make Everyone Lose Sleep, Literally
If it’s too hot at night, research has shown that our sleep suffers. People’s body clocks can get thrown off, hurting the quality of slumber. This is why as climate change sends nighttime temperatures soaring, more sleepless nights may follow. In the latest issue of Science Advances, researcher Nick Obradovich analyzed CDC health survey data from 765,000 Americans and linked it to weather and… → Read More
Are Some Whales Just Too Big To Survive Climate Change?
Whales only got giant recently as oceans cooled — a serious problem as the oceans get hotter → Read More
Frozen Mouse Sperm Proves We Can Have Space Babies
The International Space Station hosted the sperm for nine months to see how it did → Read More
Why Humans Are So Terrified Of Robots With Feelings
The uncanny valley isn't just about appearance, but the mind as well → Read More
One Way To Prevent A Times Square Car Crash? Ban Cars
Europe has embraced the push for car-free cities, but the United States still lags far behind → Read More
Solar Power Brings Electricity, Dignity Back To Syrian Refugee Camp
Jordan's Azraq refugee camp becomes first in the world powered with renewable energy → Read More
From Ankle Sprain To Painkiller Addiction, Here’s How Easy It Is
A study of insurance claim data shows that some ER doctors are massively overprescribing → Read More
How Riding Subways And Buses Makes Communities Thinner
A county by county analysis shows a link between public transit use and obesity rates → Read More
A Planet Four Light-Years Away Could Be Habitable
Proxima Centauri B would be a bit chillier than Earth but capable of supporting liquid water → Read More
No One Lives On This Remote Island. It’s Still Covered In Trash
Henderson Island is 3,000 miles away from the nearest major population center, yet there are 17.6 tons of plastic on its beaches → Read More