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Science says being single has some awesome psychological benefits
More than half of Americans are single, according to a 2014 report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, a figure that's risen 13% since 1976.And being single might have some surprising benefits. Dr....
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Millions of people might be ingesting a potentially harmful toxin in drinking...
Your drinking water may contain more of a toxin than you'd think.A new study out Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters looked at a national database that monitors chemical...
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The death of the world's most famous wolf pack is a troubling sign of our...
The wolf pack that taught scientists how wolf packs work may be dead, scientists worry.Last they knew, the East Fork pack in Alaska's Denali National Park was down to a male, a female, and two pups....
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Every year, hundreds of whales are slaughtered in Northern Europe — but their...
The people of the Faroe Islands, 18 mountainous islands off the coast of Northern Europe, have a longstanding tradition that has drawn ire from animal advocates: From as early as 1584, the Faroese have...
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Ancient ice cores are revealing an untold story about how the first humans...
Remember back in high school when you learned all those human history basics, like the fact that we share a common ancestor with the African ape or that the first Americans reached the continent by way...
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The seas aren't just rising — they're rising faster
It's news to no one that our sea levels are rising as a result of global warming, but scientists have finally confirmed something even more worrying — the rate at which they're rising is actually...
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Warming seas could lead to an 'unprecedented' rise in cholera infections
Warming seas might be making us sicker.Researchers have found that Vibrio bacteria — small organisms that can cause lethal infections such as cholera in humans — have become more abundant in coastal...
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Scientists just found out something disturbing about a massive ancient...
Aodhán Ó Gogáin, a PhD candidate in the School of Natural Sciences at Ireland's Trinity College, uncovered an interesting new bit of information about a 300-million-year-old shark.New fossils of fecal...
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These are the longest-lived animals on Earth
If humans have any hope of living forever, we should probably take a hint from the dozens of other animals on Earth that far outpace our measly 71 years. These long-lived animals aren't limited to a...
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Ancient people built these mysterious giant arrows in the desert — and...
You're a gazelle.You're a gazelle who's about to have a very bad day.That's because as you and your herd are going along your business on the Ustyart Plateau of northern Uzbekistan, you come across a...
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3 American cities that use 100% renewable energy — and 7 that plan to join...
Despite the gains we've made in renewable energy, Americans' reliance on fossil fuels seems hard to escape. But some cities are leading the way.The environmental group Sierra Club compiled a list of...
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Scientists say we're facing the strongest hurricane season since the year...
We're moving into the peak of a hurricane season that could be the strongest since 2012, the year Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now expects a...
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We have almost certainly blown a key climate goal, and it may have been...
The United Nations climate change conference held last year in Paris had the aim of tackling future climate change.After the deadlocks and weak measures that arose at previous meetings, such as...
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Louisiana governor warns that the state's historic flooding is 'not over' —...
Over the weekend, parts of Louisiana and Mississippi saw more than a foot — 2 feet, in some neighborhoods — of rain from a stalled storm. NBC News reported that more than 20,000 people had been rescued...
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'Last chance' tourists are flocking to see the Great Barrier Reef 'before...
The health of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is declining– a fact that has not been lost on the world’s media.The issue has made international headlines and attracted comment from public figures such as...
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8 maps show plastic’s impact on the world’s oceans — and what’s being done...
The world’s oceans are awash in plastic pollution, and as these maps and charts show, the situation is poised to worsen unless drastic changes take place.Over the coming decades global plastic...
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An 18-year study of bees finally sheds light on something that may be wiping...
For years, there's been suspicion that a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids are bad for bees. The chemicals, which farmers apply to their crops to keep away insects that munch through their...
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A storm like the one in Louisiana should only happen once every 500 years
Last weekend, nearly two feet of rain fell on parts of southern Louisiana in the span of two days, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 20,000 in need of rescue. A storm of this caliber should only...
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Scientists made see-through wood that is cooler than glass
Wood is a strong and versatile building material, but it rots, gets eaten by bugs, and blocks light.Plain sheets of glass aren't much better. They shatter easily and let a lot of energy leak into or...
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People tossed a few pet goldfish into a lake, and now they're taking over the...
If you've ever dumped a pet goldfish in a nearby body of water and thought your act was harmless, think again.The seemingly innocent creatures are wreaking havoc on ecosystems around the globe.In April...
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