‘Saving Senior Dogs Week’ Spotlights Golden Oldies For 8th Year

Senior dog rescuer Alice Mayn created Saving Senior Dogs Week to raise awareness and money for senior dogs, who are often the last to be adopted from animal shelters.

Virtual Power Plants To The Rescue

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a new push to restore federal funds for electric buses and Corning’s CEO on solar business and carbon capture tech.

3 ‘Unproductive’ Habits Only The Happiest People Have, By A Psychologist

Happy people rest without guilt, savor good moments and chat for no reason. A psychologist explains why these ‘unproductive’ habits boost well-being.

About 90% Of Women Have Cellulite — An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why

Cellulite affects up to 90% of women but few men. Here’s the connective-tissue structure behind it and why evolution built women’s bodies to store fat there.

Millions Will Turn Their Clocks Back This Weekend — Here’s When

Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend across most of the U.S. and Canada. Here’s exactly when clocks fall back — and why Americans are still changing them.

Humans Are The Only Animals That Get Acne — An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why

Why do humans get acne when other animals almost never do? An evolutionary biologist explains how oily skin, lost fur and modern diets made the pimple ours.

U.S. Pullback From NATO Could Trigger Russia’s Use Of Nuclear Weapons

If the U.S. pulls back from NATO, that could dramatically increase the chances Vladimir Putin launches atomic attacks to reconquer territories once part of Soviet Russia.

Scientists Trapped an Antimatter Particle for Months to Study Its Secrets

These elusive and reactive particles have been challenging to hold on to and even more challenging to study, but a new method paves the way for tests on the differences between matter and antimatter.

Oil Spills Wreak Havoc on the Bottom of the Ocean, Even a Decade Later

While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with animal populations declining by as much as 80 percent.

What the US Movement Against Data Centers Can Learn From Abroad

Paris Marx, author of Hyperscale, has been tracking global data center development for years. The US has a lot to learn from what’s happened everywhere from Ireland to New Zealand.