‘Aging in Place, or Stuck in Place?’

When it came to housing, Susan Apel and Keith Irwin thought they had planned adroitly for later life. They bought a four-bedroom house on two acres in Lebanon, N.H., 24…

Scientists Fault Federal Response to Bird Flu Outbreaks on Dairy Farms

In the month since federal authorities announced an outbreak of bird flu on dairy farms, they have repeatedly reassured the public that the spate of infections does not impact the…

Scotland Made Big Climate Pledges. Now They’re ‘Out of Reach.’

Climate promises are hard to keep. Scotland is the latest, perhaps most surprising example. Scotland, an early industrial power and coal-burning behemoth, was also an early adopter of an ambitious…

Like Moths to a Flame? We May Need a New Phrase.

It used to be that you could put a black light at the edge of a cornfield at night and expect a bountiful harvest of moths the next morning. For…

Lyrid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Time and How to Watch

Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can only observe a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks that streak brightly across…

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated for Parents on Medicaid

Some Context: Experts say bad situations can often be reversed with treatment. Both mental health and drug addiction crises have been roiling the country, and the effects of parental drug…

R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid

As an independent candidate for the White House, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims he would be the “best environment president in American history,” drawing on his past as a crusading…

E.P.A. Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two PFAS Compounds

The Biden administration is designating two “forever chemicals,” man-made compounds that are linked to serious health risks, as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, shifting responsibility for their cleanup to…

Environmental Damage Could Cost You a Fifth of Your Income Over the Next 25 Years

Kotz, Levermann, and Wenz suggest that this is an indication of warming we’re already committed to, in part because the effect of past emissions hasn’t been felt in its entirety…

Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid Worse

When the team infected mice with Candida albicans strains taken from the severely affected Covid patients, they discovered that the mice generated increased fungal antibodies and neutrophils. And when they…