Climate warming is changing the US planting zones
Iconic plants may disappear from their traditional zones as climate change pushes them northwards.
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Health experts are calling Trump’s slashing of WHO funding “dangerous, politically-motivated”
I agree with that view.
The US Midwest readies for flooding as it copes with coronavirus outbreak
Up to 23 states could experience moderate to severe flooding
One in two American adults could be obese by 2030 — and one in four severely obese
"Prevention is going to be key to better managing this epidemic," the authors explain.
Groundwater pumping is bleeding the US’s rivers dry
We're hoarding all the supply.
Stanford designed software to spot every solar panel in the US (there’s a lot of them)
America's getting sun.
Just 20% of US students learn a foreign language — compared to 92% in Europe
This seems to be a systemic problem.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island to build new offshore wind farms totaling 1.2GW
As developments in Europe drive down installation costs, the US is eager to get clean energy.
The UK royal “luxury” birth cost less than the average US birth
A story of royalty and overpriced healthcare.
Chilling maps show just how scorching 2090’s US will be, thanks to climate change
100°F isn't something that puts a smile on your face.
Why the US spends so much on healthcare, but doesn’t get the benefits it should
There's a lot of bad news, but there's also some good news.
The United States slides towards measles epidemics (again) because people don’t vaccinate
Non-medical exemptions and widespread misinformation are to blame.
Tiniest U.S. flag ever appeared by accident after researchers toyed with a 2-D material
This U.S. flag is only a couple nanometers wide or thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
The US doesn’t want poor people: concentrated poverty rises for the first time since the ’90s
"One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Except the poor, lol!" -- the honest pledge.
A bright green meteor lit up the US’ skies on Monday, and security cameras picked it up
They're the modern watchers on the wall.
First living-donor uterus transplant in the US performed in Texas
Out of four procedures, one has potential for success.
Study estimates Zika Virus risk across 50 biggest cities in US
With the Zika virus running rampant through South America, outbreaks could pop up in several US cities. A study from ...
US Presidential Candidates That Don’t “Believe” in Climate Change
While most of the world is trying to reach a climate agreement that would help preserve our planet's climate for ...
World’s largest polluters, China and US, agree to cut emissions in historic agreement
President Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to sign a deal that will see the US nearly double its ...
Study concludes: US is an oligarchy, not a democracy
Oligarchy vs Democracy Not so funny when it's real - America is controlled by a small elite, Princeton study shows. ...
Shorties: US is the only developed nation to drink milk from cows given artificial hormones
As an European, it often seems to me like the US is a land of striking contrasts - it is ...
Futuristic railgun tested by US Navy
The yellow and red flags were out; everybody was tense, waiting, and the gun range was clear. The a klaxon ...
Huge military US rocket launched into space
It's not hard to think what the purpose of the 'Eavesdropper' is; this mammoth of the US National Reconnaissance Office ...
Life Expectancy Worsening Or Stagnating For Large Segment Of U.S. Population
How can this be? Medicine has progressed... we have drugs for everything, surgery, etc. So how come people live less ...
