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This year won’t just be the hottest on record—it could be the first to surpass the 1.5-degree-Celsius threshold laid out in the Paris climate accord

Understanding the psychology of ambiguous loss can help people struggling with grief and depression in the wake of the 2024 election results

President-elect Trump vowed to promote fossil fuels, weaken pollution regulations and reverse Biden administration climate efforts

“Going viral” appears to be more than just a catchphrase when it comes to the rampant spread of misinformation

In medieval times, astrology was considered a serious science, a branch of astronomy. Curator Larisa Grollemond of the Getty Museum, walks us through the medieval zodiac and how someone’s sign decided their day-to-day life.

Several downballot races in the 2024 presidential election will carry implications for climate policy far beyond state lines

Culture may play a role in how birds build collectively in the Kalahari Desert

Famous people who die at age 27, such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse, get even more famous because of the mythology surrounding that number—an example of how modern folklore emerges

Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don’t have access to electricity. A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy

What was once fair under the law may become unfair when science changes. The law must react to uphold due process

The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election could set the climate agenda, reshape public education and shift the dynamics of global science collaboration.

A galaxy cluster bends light from seven background galaxies around it, letting astronomers peer into space and time