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The last 10 years have broken fire records in California, and 2020 tops them all. / The Los Angeles Times Photos from the last month of wildfires in Brazil, Greece, and Argentina, during...
Phosphine, a gas produced by bacteria, has been detected in the atmosphere of Venus. On Earth, phosphine hints at the presence of life. / CNN The air quality in...
Firefighters across the American West brace for strong winds may fan uncontrolled blazes. / The New York Times A big chunk of ice has broken away from the Arctic’s largest...
Links between wildfires and the climate crisis are straightforward, and effects to come likely will be larger than any we’ve seen. / The New York Times Oregon prepares for a ...
A federal court has blocked Trump’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in the census for apportionment, calling the move “unlawful.” / The Washington Post Senate...
In February, Trump told Bob Woodward he knew exactly how deadly the virus was, and in March, admitted he kept that knowledge from the public. / Vox Related: A list of...
The Justice Dept. has moved to take over the defense of E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit from Trump’s lawyers, arguing the president’s remarks were made...
California sets a grim record with more than two million acres burned, with several weeks remaining in the middle of fire season. / USA Today One backpacking party’s...
Russian “malign influence actors” have targeted the absentee voting process by spreading disinformation since at least March. / ABC News The former assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention...
Spain enters a second wave of the coronavirus—spreading at eight times the rate in Italy, 10 times the pace in Germany. / The New York Times The Trump administration says...
Around 145,000 fewer Americans would have died if the US had done an average job of fighting COVID-19. / The New York Times See also: Sorting the COVID-19 death data...
The Justice Department secretly took steps in 2017 to keep investigators from completing an examination of President Trump’s personal and business ties to Russia. / The New York Times A...