‘Green miracle’: US teacher returns to China after 26 years to find donation grew into forest
A retired American teacher has reunited with a Chinese farmer 26 years after their initial encounter, returning to…
Milk from seeds: Israeli scientists produce key dairy protein from safflower plant
Hebrew University scientists have successfully engineered a plant to produce beta-casein, a milk protein that helps give cheese…
‘Super’ El Niño Could Push Earth’s Temperature 13 Years Ahead of the Current Warming Trend
On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration updated its El Niño outlook, declaring a 90% chance of…
Hot, Dry Europe Deals With a Punishing Summer
A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe on Monday, as water-dropping planes swooped…
Seoul Issues a Heat-Tied First Amid ‘National Disaster’
South Korea’s record-smashing heat wave is now bearing down on its capital. Seoul is poised to issue…
What Has Scientists ‘Shaking in Their Boots’ on Wildfires
It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and…
Macron Vows No Leniency for Arsonists Amid Probe Into Teen
France’s fight against an intense wildfire season has taken a jarring turn: An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter is…
Heat Waves in Europe Linked to Thousands of Excess Deaths
The heat broiling Europe in recent weeks is thought to have led to thousands of excess deaths, officials…
Death Toll From Oppressive Heat in New Jersey May Be as High as 29
The death toll in New Jersey from a days-long heat wave that gripped much of the East Coast…
Trump Pardons Violators of the Clean Air Act and a Major Donor
The White House announced on Friday that President Trump had issued pardons to 11 men, most of whom…
Paris deputy mayor blames the US for a heatwave that’s killed over 1,000 people. Her target? American air conditioning
Ludovic MARIN/Getty Images Roughly 1,000 more (1) people have died during the record heatwave that hovered over France…
France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say
Roughly 1,000 excess deaths were reported in France between Wednesday and Saturday as temperatures in the country rose…