Abortion is a workplace issue: How managers can support employee access to reproductive health care

June 24 marks the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade — the landmark decision that, for nearly 50 years, had...

Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows

Satellite data illustrates the heat signature of Hurricane Maria above warm surface water in 2017. NASA When a hurricane hits land, the destruction can be visible...

Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave

The heat dome that descended upon the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021 met a population radically unprepared for it. Almost two-thirds of households earning US$50,000...

Why is it so damn cold right now? A weather researcher explains

If you woke up this morning and thought “Gosh, it’s a bit brisk!”, you’re not alone. Temperatures plummeted across southeast Australia this week, with Weatherzone reporting...

Despite indictment, Trump retains huge lead in Republican primary polls and narrowly leads Biden

On June 8, former United States president Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges of mishandling classified documents. Despite the indictment, he retains a huge lead...

Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade – but like cheques, who’ll miss it?

  Late last year, the Reserve Bank gave 1,000 Australians diaries and asked them to record every payment they made over the course of a week....

The destroyed Kakhovka dam once symbolized Russian-Ukrainian harmony

Missing Titanic sub: what are submersibles, how do they communicate, and what may have gone wrong?

An extensive search and rescue operation is underway to locate a commercial submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck. According to the...

As Ukraine takes the fight to Russians, signs of unease in Moscow over war’s progress

Whether or not the Ukraine counteroffensive that began in early June 2023 succeeds in dislodging Russian troops from occupied territory, there are growing signs that the...

Graffiti has undergone a massive shift in a few quick decades as street art gains social acceptance

Tagging, once considered vandalism, has gained cachet and economic value in the art world. Ashim D’Silva for Unsplash.com, CC BY-SA Graffiti has become so mainstream in...