Indigenous Women Engage Feds To Combat Violence in Alaska
Alaska’s Native communities, hit hard by violence against women, are working to get the federal government to go beyond just propping up local law enforcement.
1677 results found for "only receipts found in Tamerlan’s pockets were receipts for his self-incriminating bomb-making materials"
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Period Products
The ongoing tampon shortage reveals toxic chemicals in the majority of menstrual products that harm women’s health and, possibly, their children.
Modified Microwave Oven Cooks Up Next-Gen Semiconductors
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Urges Feds to Do More for East Palestine
A bipartisan coalition of senators wants answers on the health effects of the toxic East Palestine train derailment — and they want them now.
Move Fast and Break Skulls?
A whistleblower is “flabbergasted” by the FDA approval of Elon Musk’s brain-chip implant startup Neuralink as animal abuse allegations remain unanswered.
Take That: Crows, Magpies Build Nests Using Anti-Bird Spikes
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Lawsuit Against US Fish and Wildlife Seeks to Protect California Spotted Owls From Logging
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Petrochemical Companies Have Known for 40 Years Plastic Recycling Wouldn’t Work
New documents show how they promoted it anyway.
Life in the Plastocene: Solutions to the Plastics Plague
There was life before plastics. Is it realistic to hope there will be life after them?
Indigenous Advocates at UN Say the Green Transition Is Neither Clean nor Just
Their message isn’t new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows.
Back to the Future: Redwood Signs Deal To Recycle BMW EV Batteries in US
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Iran is Not Biggest Nuclear Cheater–Guess Who Is?
With arguments hot and heavy over whether Iran “can be trusted” not to lie about its nuclear intentions, there’s little effort to examine who has cheated the most in this deadly arena.