The political news these days is enough to make some Chicagoans wish they were a million miles away. But consider this: Even ...

In the run-up to the November election, conventional analysis suggested that a Trump victory would mean an additional four ...

The political news these days is enough to make some Chicagoans wish they were a million miles away. But consider this: Even ...

The concept comes from the work of Edward Norton Lorenz, a mathematician and meteorologist who defined the butterfly effect as: “The phenomenon that a small alteration in the state of a dynamical ...

Humankind faces unprecedented changes in climate patterns, sea-level, ocean acidity, ecosystems, and more. Learn more about the science behind these issues in the following FAQs.

Along with researching gravitational waves, Holz heads the Science and Security Board at the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists ...

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Rising sea levels and extreme weather events increasingly threaten the US submarine force's infrastructure. They could also ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) --For years, Congress has tried to put a lock on the clock, get rid of seasonal time change and decide whether to make daylight saving time or standard time permanent.

“people are suffering right now” from climate change. He wants the listener to feel that urgency. “The whole point of the title, ‘The Crisis Knows No Borders,’ is that we’re trying to ...

In the discussion about combating climate change, "net zero" refers to the emissions target the world's nations must collectively achieve to curb the tide of global warming. When 196 countries ...