Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall in the Bahamas
NOAA Hurricane Dorian made landfall Sunday afternoon at Elbow Cay, Abacos in the Bahamas. The Category 5 storm came ashore with wind speeds up to 185 miles per hour and gusts up to 220 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Dorian is now tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for…
Here’s Why the Carolinas Are So Much More Vulnerable to a Hurricane Like Dorian Right Now
NASA Puerto Rico has escaped the worst of Hurricane Dorian. And it looks like Florida might, too: On Saturday morning, the storm again shifted paths, and it appears likely to skirt Florida’s eastern coast instead of making a direct hit. That doesn’t mean the danger is over for Florida, and it does put the rest…
“The Amazon Stays, Bolsonaro Goes”: Protesters in Brazil Demand Action on Rainforest Fires
Smokes rises from forest fires in Brazil’s Amazon basin, on August 27, 2019.Joao Laet/AFP/Getty This story was originally published by National Observer and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last Friday, in the streets outside the government buildings in Brazil’s capital city, I walked with nearly a thousand people in desperate concern over the relentless…
Brain Scans, Saliva Tests, and Baby Teeth: Inside the Massive, Government-Funded Effort to Understand How Kids’ Brains Develop
Mother Jones illustration/Getty When I first met 11-year-old Baron, his nose was deep in an open package of Fruit Snacks. He was drawing long breaths, like a torturous meditation, in an attempt to generate enough drool to fill a pinky-sized vial. When it was clear the gummies weren’t doing the trick, he tried staring at…
Scientists Just Detected Brain Waves in Mini Lab-Grown Brains
These organoids are 10 months old and about the size of a pea!Muotri Lab-UCTV For the first time, scientists have detected brain waves similar to those of a pre-term baby in miniature, lab-grown brains. The results, published Thursday in the journal Cell Stem Cell, have big implications for the medical field. Access to human brains are…
Trump Attacks Puerto Rico Ahead of the Storm—When the Island Is More Vulnerable Than Ever
Jorge Ortiz works to tie down his roof as he prepares for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, in the Martín Peña neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019.Gianfranco Gaglione/AP Hurricane Dorian is set to make landfall today in Puerto Rico, with the potential of winds up to about 75 mph and…