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Humans, not climate change, may have wiped out Australia’s giant kangaroos

The demise of most of Australia’s kangaroo species by 40,000 years ago may have had less to...

The Los Angeles Fires Will Put California’s New Insurance Rules to the Test

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.On Tuesday, after a...

The Devastating Los Angeles Fires in Pictures

On the morning of January 7, the first of Los Angeles’ vast wildfires broke out in a...

California’s Wildfires Show No Signs of Slowing Down

On Tuesday, Santa Ana winds swept seaward through Southern California, scattering embers and then fanning flames of...

California wildfire season should be over. So why is L.A. burning?

Unusually dry conditions and hurricane-force seasonal winds are fueling multiple fast-moving and destructive wildfires in...

Cosmic rays could help reveal how tornadoes form

Supercell thunderstorms are known for their devastatingly gnarly tornadoes, but exactly how the twisters form is poorly...

More new geckos have been found hiding in Southeast Asia’s limestone towers 

Landscapes in Southeast Asia once thought to stifle biological evolution may instead stoke its fires. Karst ecosystems...

Poop is on the menu for a surprising number of animals

Feces don’t get enough credit as food. The stinky stuff is not just an end product after...

NASA Wants to Explore the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn With Autonomous Robots

Ice moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus are currently at the forefront of the search...

The First US Bird Flu Death Is a Stark Warning

Yesterday, health officials in Louisiana announced that a patient who was hospitalized with severe bird flu in...

Is alcohol linked to cancer? Here’s what the science says

The link between drinking alcohol and developing cancer, described in a new report by the U.S. Surgeon...

What to know about the first bird flu–related death in the U.S.

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...
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