Environment As coal plants close, Colorado towns consider nuclear waste storage The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge of storing radioactive waste Scott Franz
Science A voice speech pathologist explains why Ariana Grande's speaking voice keeps changing People have been baffled by the way Ariana Grande changes her speaking voice in interviews.
Science How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth? Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032. Scott Neuman
Science January wasn't expected to break global temperature records. But it did. The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January—and the fact that it didn't has climate researchers worried. Alejandra Borunda
Science His genes forecast Alzheimer's. His brain had other plans. Doug Whitney was supposed to develop Alzheimer's by 50. Now scientists are trying to understand why his brain remains healthy at 75. Jon Hamilton
Environment Trump funding freeze could leave communities on their own as climate threats grow Without federal support, American communities will struggle to deal with a challenge as pervasive as climate change, market analysts and environmental advocates say. Michael Copley
Environment Trump says 'we're going back to plastic straws.' Is the paper straw dead? President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop buying paper straws. Jacob Fenston
Environment Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce the wildfire danger After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing dense shrubs on the hillsides could actually make the fire danger worse. Lauren Sommer
Science Space telescope finds rare 'Einstein Ring' of light in nearby galaxy An Einstein Ring was discovered by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope in September 2023. Chandelis Duster
Science Trump administration makes deep cuts to science funding Cuts to costs, temporary freezes on grants, executive orders that go against the laws grants are supposed to follow — the early weeks of the Trump presidency are already drastically changing science. Jonathan Lambert Rob Stein
