Nineteenth-century activists revolutionized attitudes toward nonhuman animals amid cultural, economic, and moral shifts in a rapidly changing nation.

The original atomic scientists created the Doomsday Clock to symbolize humanity’s suicidal march toward annihilation by nuclear war, and that is still the greatest danger that midnight on the Clock ...

Chris Wright has taken a different tack on climate—less outrageous, but no less dangerous.

Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” isn’t just another absurd stunt or another example of his outlandish behavior. It signals a much deeper, more troubling ...

Pets at Home, a pet supplies retailer in the United Kingdom, has launched what it says are the first-ever dog treats made with lab-grown meat. Chick Bites, a combination of cultivated chicken and ...

Iran has rejected Trump’s threats and dismissed the sanctions as ineffective, claiming that economic pressure will not force them into submission. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called Iran “a ...

Upon taking office, Trump immediately rescinded Biden’s executive order on AI safety, which had required companies to submit AI safety test results to the government before public release. The move ...

Quick summary • A second federal judge blocked Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship, ruling it unconstitutional and contrary to more than 250 years ...

The protest started inside the resort’s main atrium with a three-story banner drop from a hotel room that said, “Oil $$$ Out ...

A new analysis by Professor James Hansen, acclaimed climate scientist, said the International Target of two degree Celsius is “dead.” He and his colleagues determined that a combination of a reduction ...

We speak to longtime educator Jesse Hagopian about what he calls an “extremist, authoritarian power grab to dismantle public education and enforce ideological conformity.” ...

The Trump administration, with the support of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is moving to dismantle ...