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Biden’s COVID-19 response plan is missing one major component

Social media congressional hearing

This clip is all you need to know about the latest Congressional hearing on social media

By Stan Horaczek

A toddler with a black mask on

We already know how to keep the next pandemic from catching us off guard

A black and white photo of a census taker with a big family full of children

Six ways the 2020 census will change your life

By Sara Kiley Watson and Purbita Saha

President Donald Trump (left) and former Vice President Joe Biden at the first 2020 presidential debate

Five key science takeaways from the first presidential debate

By Purbita Saha

Loggers could soon slice through one of the most important forests in the US

By Bjorn Dihle/ Outdoor Life

Merrimack Valley destroyed house

Gas explosions keep killing people, and the US government won’t step in

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News

A cup full of multi-colored pills

The ‘inactive’ ingredients in your pills could harm you

By Yelena Ionova/The Conversation

A DACA supporter holds up a sign saying, "Our dreamers are the future of our nation"

Dreamers have been leading America’s pandemic response, despite their own shaky future

By Lourdes Medrano/Undark

The Brooks Range sets the backdrop for vital caribou feeding grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil companies—but none may bite

By Scott L. Montgomery/The Conversation

Environmental Protection Agency

Fossil fuel companies don’t have to clean up their methane emissions anymore

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News

A Black pregnant person standing in silhouette

Black mothers face high death rates. Now they have to contend with climate change, too.

By Candice Wang

Three rocket parts and an American flag housed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Militaries around the world are already rocketing beyond the scope of space law

By Ramin Skibba/Undark

LGBTQIA+ advocates rally in front of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Trans people’s access to health care is imperiled, but a recent Supreme Court case might help

A gas pipeline under construction

Landowners say pipelines are being constructed in their backyards with little regard for COVID-19

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

The US could shift to 90-percent renewable energy by 2035 at no extra cost

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

Vets, farmers, and zookeepers can help prevent the next pandemic

By Lynne Peeples/Undark

The Earth’s atmosphere

Wacky weather punched a new hole in the ozone—and it could happen again

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

Many national parks remain open during the pandemic. The man in charge explains why.

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

The California Department of Public Health

Who’s responsible for containing COVID-19?

By Brian Labus/The Conversation

a doctor crossing his arms

The American healthcare system is only making COVID-19 worse

Trump tweets his support for permanently funding a beloved conservation program

By Ben Long/ Outdoor Life

Marines board the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima

The Pentagon aims to bridge the divide between climate believers and deniers

By Michael Klare/The Conversation

National Library of Medicine’s Toxmap

U.S. government ‘retires’ (read removes) detailed pollution map from internet

By Michael Schulson/Undark

Boeing puts the brakes on 737 Max production

By Rob Mark/Flying Magazine

Veteran demand for mental healthcare is rising, but the VA isn’t prepared

By Purbita Saha

The U.S. is officially leaving the Paris Climate Accord, but the world is still fighting

The U.S. is officially leaving the Paris Climate Accord, but the world is still fighting

By Sara Kiley Watson

Three ways environmentally conscious countries can conquer the fossil fuel industry

Three ways environmentally conscious countries can conquer the fossil fuel industry

By Christian Downie/The Conversation

What’s big, lives underwater, and fights climate change with its body and booty? Whale give you one guess.

What’s big, lives underwater, and fights climate change with its body and booty? Whale give you one guess.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Mammoth ivory may be bad for elephants—but should it be banned?

Mammoth ivory may be bad for elephants—but should it be banned?

By Rachel Nuwer/Undark

Male bighorn sheep

Roadkill hurts a lot more than just animals. A new bill aims to ease the pain.

By Ben Long/ Outdoor Life

Robocalls aren’t dead yet, but the FCC is finally taking aim

Robocalls aren’t dead yet, but the FCC is finally taking aim

By Stan Horaczek

Mt. Vernon tree canopy over road

Urban forests are dying. Baltimore shows us how to bring them back.

By Andrew Zaleski

Small shifts can stop climate change—if they happen in the right places

Small shifts can stop climate change—if they happen in the right places

By Marlene Cimons

The FDA is finally updating its decades-old mammogram standards

The FDA is finally updating its decades-old mammogram standards

By Nicole Wetsman

Green New Deal explainer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Everything you need to know about the Green New Deal

Green New Deal explainer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

What the heck is the Green New Deal?

carbon emissions

The U.S. keeps causing trouble at a crucial climate change summit

The terrifying new climate change report has one silver lining

The terrifying new climate change report has one silver lining

By Erin Blakemore

Smoke billows out of tall cement smokestacks against a grey sky.

What you should know about the new climate change report

By Jillian Mock

Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator

Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator

By Rachel Feltman

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution

By Jeremy Deaton

Climate change revealed this U.S. military secret

Climate change revealed this U.S. military secret

By Marlene Cimons

Millions of Americans can’t stay home with the flu, so it spreads

Millions of Americans can’t stay home with the flu, so it spreads

By Sara Chodosh

All the science that made it into the State of the Union

All the science that made it into the State of the Union

By Eleanor Cummins

Preventing deforestation might be expensive, but it will cost us more if we don’t

Preventing deforestation might be expensive, but it will cost us more if we don’t

By Marlene Cimons

Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy

Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy

By Eleanor Cummins

Mad About Climate Denial

Mad About Climate Denial

Global Agreement Reroutes Airline Industry

Global Agreement Reroutes Airline Industry

By Jeremy Deaton

The White House Sizes Up The Future Of Artificial Intelligence

The White House Sizes Up The Future Of Artificial Intelligence

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Human population on Mars depicted in a SpaceX Mars colony rendition.

Would Earth laws apply to Mars colonists?

What You Need To Know About The New Federal Rules For Driverless Cars

What You Need To Know About The New Federal Rules For Driverless Cars

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Space Mining Bill Passes In Congress

Space Mining Bill Passes In Congress

Senate Votes To Legalize Space Mining

Senate Votes To Legalize Space Mining

PowerUp 3.0 Paper Plane

Motorized Paper Airplanes Are Drones, According To FAA

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Should Mars Be Independent, Or Just A Colony Of Earth?

The Science Of Decriminalizing Drugs

The Science Of Decriminalizing Drugs

By Francie Diep

Congressional Hearing Offers A Sneak Peek At The Future Of Domestic Drone Rules

Congressional Hearing Offers A Sneak Peek At The Future Of Domestic Drone Rules

By Kelsey D. Atherton