Gov. Rick Scott’s anti-science purge begins: State employee banned for uttering ‘climate change’ A Florida state employee has been reprimanded and told not to come to work after Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) administration banned the use of the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” Earlier this month, reports said that officials in the Scott administration ordered Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) administrators not to use the terms in documents or meetings because they asserted that the climate science behind global warming was not a “true fact.” More
New study: debt limit deadline likely extended The likely deadline for Congress to prevent the government's first default will be later than earlier thought, a Washington think tank has found. The Bipartisan Policy Center said Friday that the government probably won't reach the brink of default until early September or early October. More
Study: New bird flu jumped directly from chickens Chinese scientists have for the first time found strong evidence of how humans got infected with a new strain of bird flu: from chickens at a live market. In a small study of four patients who caught the new H7N9 virus, Chinese scientists compared swabs from birds at live markets in eastern China to virus samples from patients. More
Climate Change Was the Big Election Loser A few days before last week's election, Bernie Sanders issued a dire warning to voters: "If Donald Trump is elected, the struggle against climate change is over." ... 11/12/2024 - 6:59 am | View Link
The Polls Are Underestimating the Importance of Climate Change Polls are underestimating the importance of climate change to the average American. Every election cycle, pollsters hone in on core issues top of mind for the American public. These topics can make or ... 11/3/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Georgia moves back into top 10, LSU falls from college football rankings CBS SportsSP+ rankings for all 134 FBS teams after Week 11 ESPNGeorgia football vs Tennessee final: Bulldogs defeat Volunteers in high-stakes battle Online AthensAP Top 25: Oregon remains No. 1 as Big Ten grabs 4 of top 5 spots; Georgia, Miami out of top 10 The Associated PressCIgnetti Inks Eight-Year Contract Thru 2032 Indiana University Athletics
United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California CNNUS reports first case of new mpox variant The Times of IndiaUS reports first case of Clade I mpox in California BBC.comUS health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler The Associated Press
NASA’s only visit to Uranus happened during a rare cosmic occurrence CNNUranus Might Have Experienced a Freak Event When Voyager 2 Visited The New York TimesThe anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby Nature.comWe've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals Livescience.com
Beaver supermoon around the world – in pictures The GuardianWhen to watch tonight's full moon - followed by Leonids meteor shower this weekend NorthJersey.comLook up this weekend for a celestial double feature CNNBeaver Moon, last supermoon of 2024, lights up night sky around the world USA TODAYLook up tonight at November's full moon.
Medical officials confirm Oregon's first human case of avian flu in Clackamas County KATUOregon reports first H5 case in farm worker, California reports 5 more University of Minnesota Twin CitiesWhat Oregonians need to know about the ongoing avian flu outbreak KATUWhat Oregon’s bird flu case means for your Thanksgiving turkey KOIN.com
Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia | Scientific Reports Nature.comWorld First 35,000-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Kitten Found Mummified In Permafrost IFLScienceWell-preserved remains of saber-toothed kitten found frozen in Russian tundra, researchers say ABC News