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Q&A: Why we still need ozone research

On 16 September, the world marks the international day for the preservation of the ozone layer—a day of action initiated by the United Nations. This year's theme is "from science to global action"—a reference to the fact that scientific findings have underpinned successful

23 Thoughts On The Coachella 2026 Poster

It’s all we have. The monoculture is gone. The American festival landscape is in steep decline. The pop charts are frozen in constant stasis, nothing moving anywhere until the next superstar album comes along and briefly mixes things up. Every piece of new music now exists in a

A silver lining in sewer sludge: Volatile fatty acids

Many sewage treatment plants are equipped to process waste using anaerobic digestion, in which the sewage sludge is held in an oxygen-free chamber to ferment and break down. As part of that degradation, biogas such as methane can be reclaimed from that sludge.

Cruz: 'You cannot be prosecuted for speech'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday defended hate speech protections under the Constitution but said he supports non-legal consequences for those celebrating the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “The First Amendment absolutely protects speech,” Cruz said at

Image: Westerlund 1, an eye-catching star cluster

Westerlund 1, the biggest and closest "super" star cluster to Earth, dazzles in this image released on July 23, 2025. This view combines X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (in pink, blue, purple, and orange), infrared data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

Newark airport operating 'better than ever': United CEO

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Monday said Newark Liberty International Airport is now operating “better than ever," after turmoil at the New Jersey airport brought air traffic control shortages back into the spotlight. "Newark is operating better than ever and United's

Schumer, Jeffries vow to oppose GOP government funding plan

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) released a joint statement Tuesday vowing to oppose a GOP-crafted bill funding government until Nov. 21, taking Washington a big step closer to a government shutdown. “The House

Cruz says AI rule moratorium 'not dead at all'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Tuesday that a provision seeking to bar states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) is “not at all dead,” despite being stripped from President Trump’s tax and spending bill earlier this year. “It’s not at all dead,” he told Politico's

Trump says he had 'wonderful' call with Modi amid tensions

President Trump spoke Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, offering praise for Modi despite recent tensions between the two countries over India's reliance on Russian oil. "Just had a wonderful phone call with my friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I wished him a