Christoph Drösser is a freelance journalist and author who has been based in San Francisco since 2014. Previously, he was an editor and reporter for the science section of the German newspaper Die ...

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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for bans on fossil fuel ads, but legal challenges would make nationwide ...

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Scientists say it’s likely that at least one of the next five years will exceed an average increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX made a much-anticipated fourth test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket, Starship, a vehicle ...

Most pregnant people take prenatal supplements, but weak regulation means these products don’t necessarily provide the needed ...