Category: 9. Environment

For decades, astronomers have theorized that black holes fall into three broad categories.

There are the stellar-mass black holes, which range from five to 50 times the mass of our Sun. Then, there are supermassive black holes (SMBHs), which…

Fitness enthusiasts have debated the question for decades: is it better to do cardio before or after lifting weights?

Until recently, the answer has largely been down to preference – with some enjoying a jog to warm up before hitting the…

Some coastal wolves in Alaska, U.S., have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and moose to a marine diet heavy with sea otters,

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than 2 million acres of federal lands would be sold to states or other entities under a budget proposal from Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee. The draft…

Unlike Earth, the Moon doesn’t have much of a magnetic field – and yet, a strange pile of rocks on the far side seems mysteriously magnetized.

A new study suggests that a major cataclysm, over and done in under an hour, left a lasting…

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon set for November, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut its green…