Science
A “Sneaky” Asteroid Narrowly Missed Earth This Summer. Internal Emails Show How NASA Scientists Totally Missed It.
"This one did sneak up on us," one NASA expert wrote in an internal email, two days after the football-field-sized asteroid narrowly missed the planet.
Dan Vergano
“This Is The Time To Wake Up”: Greta Thunberg Just Called Out Congress On Climate Change
Thunberg called out the US, the largest historical emitter of greenhouse gases, for its intention to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
Zahra Hirji
Conspiracy Theorists Have Chilled Real Fluoride Research, Researchers Say
“It’s like having a scarlet ‘AF’ letter on you,” one researcher who studies fluoride said.
Nidhi Subbaraman
Against Nihilism
This summer I confronted an unsettling question: Why bother being kind to my body or saving for the future if there isn’t even going to be a future?
Shannon Keating
In 2011, Jeffrey Epstein Was A Known Sex Offender. The Leaders Of Amazon, Google, And Tesla Dined With Him Anyway.
After pleading guilty to charges of soliciting prostitution from an underage girl, Jeffrey Epstein spent part of 2011 reintroducing himself to elite society. A March 2011 dinner with the most powerful figures in tech showed just how connected he was.
Peter Aldhous
Experts Have A Few Different Theories For What’s Behind The Outbreak Of Vaping Illnesses
A hidden epidemic, Vitamin E, tariffs on Chinese vaping pens? “It’s not like we can say Product X is causing this,” said one expert.
Dan Vergano
Meteorologists Are Outraged After NOAA Backed Trump's False Hurricane Forecast
"A hurricane doesn't care what political party you're affiliated with, and I really hope it doesn't turn into that."
Salvador Hernandez
The Vaping Lung Illness Has Now Broken Out In At Least 33 States
Five people have died in the nationwide outbreak of deadly lung injuries connected to black market vaping liquids.
Dan Vergano
This Is What It’s Like To Be Blamed For Starting The Amazon Fires
NGO workers in the Amazon spend their days telling farmers that they don't have to destroy the rainforest to make money, but these employees still got caught in Bolsonaro’s crosshairs.
Tatiana Farah
Google Is Promoting Climate Change Denialism On Its Apps And Mobile Homepage
“Google is aiding and abetting the promulgation of climate science misinformation.”
Ryan Mac
Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Embracing Bigger Ideas To Tackle The Climate Crisis Than Ever Before
Vowing to keep the US in the Paris agreement is “the cost of entry” into the Democratic presidential race.
Zahra Hirji
We Mapped All The Fires That Burned In The Amazon In August
This is what 66,026 fires looks like.
Ben King
This Is What You Should Watch For In The First-Ever Climate Crisis Presidential Town Hall
Each of the top 10 candidates will have 40 minutes to talk exclusively about the climate crisis.
Zahra Hirji
Pete Buttigieg Wants To Make Solving The Climate Crisis “A National Project”
“I’ve seen what happens if we don’t act, and I’m determined to make sure Americans understand this isn’t just a coastal issue, and it’s not a distant issue only — this is a nationwide issue,” Buttigieg said.
Zahra Hirji
These Maps Show Where Hurricane Dorian Could Hit Hardest
Follow these forecasts from the National Hurricane Center and the National Weather Service.
Peter Aldhous
The Vaping Lung Illness Outbreak Has Now Spread To 25 States
No single vaping product explains the severe lung illness outbreak, health officials said, although THC and cannabinoid use has been reported in many cases.
Dan Vergano
These Scientists Know How Bad The Amazon Fires Could Get. They Saw It Burn 20 Years Ago
“I’ve just tried to tell them the story — it’s a bad year,” one expert said. “This is what happens when deforestation gets out of hand.”
Zahra Hirji
Nearly 900 Immigrants Had The Mumps In Detention Centers In The Last Year
ICE detainees are at “incredibly huge risk” of getting mumps, one expert said.
Stephanie M. Lee
This Indigenous Tribe In The Amazon Survived Forced Labor And Epidemics. Now Their Land Is On Fire.
BuzzFeed News Brazil traveled to the state of Amazonas, where members of the Tenharim community are attempting to put out a fire that's been burning for six days.
Tatiana Farah
Jeffrey Epstein’s Links To Scientists Are Even More Extensive Than We Thought
Scientists took Epstein’s money or associated with the financier after he was jailed for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution. Some say they are sorry. Others didn’t comment.
Peter Aldhous
The DNC Voted Against Holding A Climate Debate, Despite Top Candidates’ Support For The Idea
The contentious vote comes after presidential candidates overwhelmingly endorsed the debate and young activists rallied for one at Democratic National Committee offices nationwide.
Zahra Hirji
The First Person Has Died As A Result Of The Recent Vaping Lung Injury Outbreak
More than 190 people have suffered severe lung injuries in 22 states in an outbreak that started this summer.
Dan Vergano
Brazil's Government Is Wrong About The Fires In The Amazon, And This Data Proves It
2019 isn't a year of extreme drought like Bolsonaro's government has claimed. If that were the case, the number of forest fires we're seeing would be doubled.
Tatiana Farah
We’re Living Through A Climate Emergency Right Now — We Just Aren’t Paying Attention
Greenland’s ice is melting, record-setting fires are blazing from the Arctic to the Amazon, and July was the world’s hottest month ever.
Dan Vergano
Bernie Sanders’ Sweeping Plan To Address Climate Change Will Cost $16 Trillion
Sanders calls for a ban on fracking, mountaintop removal coal mining, and imports and exports of coal, oil, and natural gas.
Zahra Hirji
Microplastics Are In Most Bottled Water But The WHO Says They’re Not A Health Risk — For Now
A World Health Organization-cited research team last year reported that 90% of bottled water sampled contained microscopic plastic fibers.
Dan Vergano
Smoke From The Burning Amazon Rainforest Plunged Brazil's Largest City Into Darkness In The Middle Of The Day
A record number of wildfires have torched the Amazon rainforest this year as deforestation soars under Brazil’s far-right president.
Stephanie K. Baer
The Government Just Signed Off On Plans For A Mine To Avoid A Disaster Of Its Own Making
A critical question has not been answered: how will the mine eventually be closed?
Hannah Ryan
Planned Parenthood Will Withdraw From A Federal Funding Program Because Of An Abortion "Gag Rule"
The organization announced Monday it would forgo federal dollars rather than abide by a rule that created barriers for family planning organizations that discuss or provide abortions.
Dan Vergano
This Tiny Aboriginal Town Is Fighting A "Huge Toxic Time Bomb"
A big mistake means Glencore's McArthur River Mine will need 1,000 years of monitoring once digging stops. The government is about to decide if it can keep mining.
Hannah Ryan
