Cat and mouse on the high seas: on the trail of China’s vast squid fleet
The ocean is as black as chipped obsidian, yet whichever way you look dozens of bright…
London the worst city in Europe for health costs from air pollution
The health costs of air pollution from roads are higher in London than any other city…
Why the death of a small, punk-like fish rocked the marine world
In 1802, when French naturalist Francois Peron slipped a small, chunky Australian fish into a jar…
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging DeVos’ sexual misconduct rule for schools, colleges
The ACLU had charged that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Title IX rule, which took effect in…
Senate Dems agonize over embattled Feinstein
Chuck Schumer refused to defend Sen. Dianne Feinstein over calls from progressive groups for her removal…
Plantwatch: Australia’s giant stinging trees – 35m tall with a poison that can last for months
It sounds like something out of The Day of the Triffids: a stinging nettle the size…
Pelosi sees ‘a path’ to stimulus deal — but deadline may slip
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are “on a path”…
Bottle-fed babies most at risk as study shows high lead exposure in US water
[embedded content] Not long after Peter and Erica Finin moved from Michigan to Pittsburgh, they had…
McCarthy locking up support despite fears of GOP losses
House Republicans face the possibility of sinking further into the minority on Nov. 3. President Donald…