Environment

One Photographer’s Quest to Redefine the Shark

One Photographer’s Quest to Redefine the Shark

Albert Wagner

I expected to meet a dreaded “man-eater,” but when I saw it, I realized that it was a defenseless animal, ...

Uranium is in the crosshairs of the US-Canada tariff battle

Uranium is in the crosshairs of the US-Canada tariff battle

Albert Wagner

President Donald Trump’s tariff threats could raise the price of uranium used to fuel US nuclear reactors, which could have ...

Europe’s battle for power leads to evolution of new power ecosystem

Europe’s battle for power leads to evolution of new power ecosystem

Albert Wagner

Electric grid is seen in Krakow Poland as Polish government lifts cup in electricity prices what is expected to rise ...

Electricity demand surges for the world’s two biggest polluters

Electricity demand surges for the world’s two biggest polluters

Albert Wagner

China and the US, the world’s two top greenhouse gas polluters, could burn through a lot more electricity over the ...

Living with extreme heat might make you age faster

Living with extreme heat might make you age faster

Craig Fedirighi

Exposure to extreme heat could lead to faster aging, a new study published today in the journal Science Advances suggests. ...

Trump says minerals deal with Ukraine is worth billions. Is it?

Trump says minerals deal with Ukraine is worth billions. Is it?

Adesola Mojo

Workers go about their job at a granite mine on Feb. 26, 2025 in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine.  Kostiantyn ...

Carbon removal is the next big fossil fuel boom, oil company says

Carbon removal is the next big fossil fuel boom, oil company says

Albert Wagner

Occidental, the oil giant that has tried to fashion itself as a climate tech leader, is being real clear now ...

Trump plan to freeze funding stymies Biden-era energy rebates for consumers

Trump plan to freeze funding stymies Biden-era energy rebates for consumers

Albert Wagner

Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Some states have stopped disbursing funds to consumers via Biden-era rebate programs tied to ...

The women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for it

The women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for it

Craig Fedirighi

Mark Flores sits at the kitchen table drawing birthday cakes. At 44, he loves to draw circles, a skill he’s ...

Freedom of speech is ‘on the line’ in a pivotal Dakota Access Pipeline trial 

Freedom of speech is ‘on the line’ in a pivotal Dakota Access Pipeline trial 

Albert Wagner

A pivotal trial over the embattled Dakota Access Pipeline opens today that could have grave consequences for protests in the ...