Articles by

Nikk Ogasa

Extreme heat is cutting the time people can safely be active outdoors

During hot weather, daily activities such as walking and gardening can become dangerous. Such obstructive heat has...

Hundreds of studies have missed how much the oceans are rising

Hundreds of global and regional studies on sea level rise and coastal flooding may have underestimated sea...

Earth’s core may hide dozens of oceans of hydrogen

The oceans are the largest entity on Earth’s surface. All that blue, however, may be dwarfed by...

Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects

Stinging clouds of tear gas explode from beneath a car full of children, forcing them to flee...

An asteroid could hit the moon in 2032, scattering debris toward Earth

NEW ORLEANS — There’s about a 4 percent chance that a building-sized asteroid will hit the moon...

From viruses to elephants, nature thrives on tiled patterns

Mosaics can enchant humans with gestalt beauty, but for many other creatures, their worth transcends aesthetics. Repeating...

Listen to the crackle of Martian ‘mini-lightning’

When the wind blows on Mars, electricity crackles through the air. For the first time, scientists have...

Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge could help the Arctic

The Arctic char, a red-pink bellied relative of trout and salmon, is a staple food source for...