Psychologists have long known that social situations profoundly influence human behavior, yet have lacked a unified, ...

Global efforts to limit climate change require deep cuts to carbon emissions. However, global emissions are still growing.

Now, the Harpers and their neighbors fear their problems with water could rise up again if the University of Connecticut ...

Vision problems, particularly nearsightedness, have grown more common among American children. Roughly one in four school-age ...

Los Angeles’s trees are in increasingly dire health, according to one measure, weakened by climate, poor planning and a city stretched too thin to adequately care for them. Tree emergencies: A tree ...

For many families, it's a familiar scene: heads bent over glowing screens, conversations half-heard and the outside world slowly slipping into the background. That sense of disconnection sits at the ...

Homeowners should periodically inspect their trees for warning signs. Signs of an unhealthy tree include falling bark, abnormal leaves and the presence of fungus or mushrooms. Certain tree species, ...

Most critiques of the nascent “AI personhood” movement have come from the right. Writing for National Review Online in 2017, Wesley J. Smith concluded that artificial intelligence programs are ...

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In 2002, Crater Lake National Park ecologist Michael Murray thought the park’s majestic whitebark pine trees were as good as gone. An invasive fungus called white pine blister rust was killing the ...

Veteran investor Howard Marks said he doesn't see a widespread problem brewing in private credit, but warned that the sector's rapid expansion over the past 15 years could expose weaker lenders when ...