Carbon offsets have become big business as more companies make promises to protect the climate but can’t meet the goals...
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Can a butterfly in Chicago cause a tornado in Hong Kong? A metaphorical concept called the “butterfly effect” describes the sensitivity of a system to minor changes.
Nobody likes to feel pain, but it’s something every person will experience at some point in their life....
Brain cancers remain among the most challenging tumors to treat. They often don’t respond to traditional treatments because many chemotherapies...
Loss of smell occurs with the common cold and other viral infections of the nose and throat.
Eighty years ago, in the winter and spring of 1944, Brooklyn-born author Betty Smith was entering a new chapter of life....
Every spring, school and district leaders ask teachers about their plans to return to teaching in the fall. They need...
Three 9-year-old girls are huddled around a Caesar wheel, an ancient tool for sharing secret messages. Cracking a code is...
I’ve studied finance and financial markets since the 1970s, and I have never seen the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy get such...
After two years of intense public debate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the nation’s first national climate disclosure rules on...
Ending the pandemic depends on achieving herd immunity, estimated at 70% or even 80% to 90% of a population. With some 30% of Americans telling pollsters they have no interest in getting vaccinated, that’s cutting it a bit close.