Category: News

Polar bears have long been the poster child of the consequences of climate change. A new study now suggests the Arctic species is at risk of being starved into extinction by the end of the century. As sea ice continues to vanish due to warming temperatures, polar bears are increasingly struggling to find the food […]

In a dramatic escalation of tensions, the State Department has ordered the closure of China’s Houston consulate — a move the Chinese on Wednesday called an “outrageous and unjustified” provocation State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said the U.S. was acting to “protect American intellectual property and Americans’ private information.” On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced […]

Just over 60 years after it was declared “biologically dead,” England’s River Thames had been hailed as an environmental success. But while much of the effluent, chemicals and heavy metals that used to pollute the river are gone, microplastics have taken their place. Mammals like porpoises, seals and over 100 species of fish could be […]

Russian cyberattackers “intruded” into the U.K.’s critical national infrastructure and represent an “immediate and urgent threat” to national security, according to intelligence agencies and experts quoted in a report released by British lawmakers Tuesday. The report from the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, which was delayed for nine months and has been heavily redacted, […]

A New Mexico Hispanic leader upset about the removal of Spanish conquistador monuments is pushing for New Mexico to end its support for Chicano and Native American Studies. In a letter to University of New Mexico President Garnett Stokes, New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens executive director Ralph Arellanes wrote that the state’s […]

Pieces of limestone from a cave in Mexico may be the oldest human tools ever found in the Americas, and suggest people first entered the continent up to 33,000 years ago – much earlier than previously thought. The findings, published Wednesday in two papers in the journal Nature, which include the discovery of the stone […]

A group of big-city mayors on Tuesday formally asked “the big four” congressional leaders to investigate the Trump administration’s deployment of federal law enforcement to quell protests in Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere. “These forces are conducting crowd control on city streets and detaining individuals,” they say in a letter. “Their threats and actions have escalated […]

Many people will encounter car issues throughout their day to day life. Unfortunately, most of us do not have the energy, knowledge or time to repair a car on their own. This article contains a number of tips and tricks to help you in repairing your car on your own! Basic maintenance like oil changes […]