A lot of us might assume that most homes that are destroyed by wildfires were in obvious, high fire-risk areas, like on the edge of forests that frequently burn. But wildfires are a faster-growing and much closer threat than we may realize — burning in places that rarely used to see them. For instance, many […]

It appears increasingly likely that in the coming days, the United States will once again launch airstrikes against Iran. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that a “massive Armada is heading to Iran,” referring to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and several other naval ships that have recently taken […]

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: More US naval forces are arriving in the Middle East as President Donald Trump threatens military action against Iran. What’s happening? An aircraft carrier strike […]

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Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious reasons: They hunt seals from the ice, and as fossil fuels warm the planet, the ice where these bears live is melting.  For more than three decades, scientists have been warning that climate change could drive polar bear populations extinct. That […]