Mount Everest Base Camp Is Melting. Human Urine Is a Contributor.
More than 6,000 liters are produced daily by thousands of climbers and guides, according to a study.More than 6,000 liters are produced daily by...
A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.
A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.A geologist reflects on the disaster...
Narwhals Have Stunning Spiraled Tusks. That’s Not the Only Twist.
X-rays revealed that the tusks have an internal opposing twist, which may help explain how they grow so straight — the only tusks like...
An Experimental Single-Time Treatment Slashed Cholesterol for a Year
A small gene-editing study significantly reduced LDL cholesterol levels, and the results have stuck a year later.A small gene-editing study significantly reduced LDL cholesterol...
A.I. Brings Big Gains to Hurricane Forecasts, Google Researchers Say
Analysis by the company’s DeepMind unit suggests that an A.I.-enabled model delivers accurate forecasts a day or more before conventional models can.Analysis by the...
