Are hurricanes strengthening more rapidly?
From 1981 to 2012, 70% of major Atlantic hurricanes – those reaching Category 3 or higher – have gone through rapid intensification.
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Trillions in coronavirus spending is putting AOC's favorite economic theory to the test
Modern monetary theory is tested as countries spend unprecedented amounts to aid companies, workers and citizens during the pandemic.
To understand the backlash against the women in the running for vice president, watch more TV
Criticisms of women vice presidential prospects echo cultural scripts that insist women who want to be president shouldn’t be trusted.
Love avocados? Thank the toxodon
The avocado survived ecological and cultural close calls that could have relegated it to extinction, but it persevered and prospered.
In changing urban neighborhoods, new food offerings can set the table for gentrification
When new residents and businesses move into low-income neighborhoods, they often deny that they are displacing current residents.
A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms
A hot desert wind is carrying a massive cloud of Saharan dust into the southern United States this week.
We caught bacteria from the most pristine air on earth to help solve a climate modeling mystery
This was the mystery: Why are there more liquid clouds than the models think there are? To solve it, we needed to know what kinds of particles are floating around in the atmosphere around Antarctica.
What is a derecho? An atmospheric scientist explains these rare but dangerous storm systems
Outlooks showed potential for severe storms two to three days in advance, but didn’t highlight the potential for destructive winds until the morning that the derecho formed on June 6.
Native American tribes' pandemic response is hamstrung by many inequities
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is novel, but pandemic threats to indigenous peoples are anything but new.