Axial Seamount doesn’t pose a threat to humans, but observing what happens before and after its potential eruption could help scientists learn about submerged volcanoes and strengthen predictions

America is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in a decade. Experts say there's a cyclical nature to outbreaks like this but that the timing was altered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Climate change set up the Gulf of Mexico to birth a storm this strong, this fast.

"Mpox is transmitted very efficiently through sexual contact."

The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the reef.

Politics / In a sign that Democrats are finally getting serious about reining the Supreme Court, Senator Check Schumer has proposed the No Kings Act. Elie Mystal I think it is fair to say that the Supreme Court’s decision, on the last day of its term, to grant Donald Trump absolute immunity from prosecution for crimes he may have committed while acting as president has woken the Democratic party up from its long, deferential slumber. For the...

Cholera, a waterborne disease that has been eradicated in the UK since 1893, could see 'unusually large outbreaks' due to increasing climate 'anomalies'

While experts note that this would be an arduous fight, it would set the precedent for future cases of climate-related deaths. Lawyers devise way to charge industry with homicide after fatal heat wave: 'These climate disasters didn't come out of nowhere' first appeared on The Cool Down.

For decades, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held that the Voting Rights Act allows voting districts that give Black and Hispanic voters the ability to elect candidates of their choice when they have common interests and can form coalitions.

Kamala Harris has changed her Left-wing stance on several key policy issues after her previous liberal views were attacked by Donald Trump. The Vice-President, who is the presumptive Democratic nominee for November’s election, has abandoned her opposition to fracking and private healthcare, and is claiming a tough record on crime and the illegal mi...

Data shows overall resistance to masks, but lower Paxlovid prescription and vaccination rates for people of color

The 245,000-acre fire, worsened by thunderstorms and strong winds, is so big it’s even creating its own weather. The Biggest Blaze in the US A massive wildfire currently burning near the Oregon–Idaho border, about 130 miles west of Boise, Idaho, has officially been called the biggest active blaze in the US – so big, in fact, that it’s creating its ... Read More

The quake was felt across Lubbock.

Researchers say that a flu-like illness caused by fumes from burning nonstick pans hit its highest levels in decades in 2023. Long term effects of the inhaling these chemicals are unknown.

The wastewater viral activity level for COVID-19 is high and very high in 26 states right now, according to the CDC, with more than 70% of illnesses stemming from a highly contagious COVID strain known as the flirt variant. Andrew Pekosz is the professor and vice chair of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He joined CBS News to talk about the spike in cases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for COVID-19 still call for a period of isolation for those dealing with the virus. This comes after a summer COVID wave appears to have grown in some parts of the country. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has more on the current protocols in place.

Google has promised for years to stop tracking you—now it has suddenly changed its mind.

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An organization in Arkansas is suing the secretary of state, claiming he improperly rejected a petition to place abortion access on the ballot in November.

Project 2025 proposes major government changes if a Republican wins the 2024 election, drawing both criticism and praise.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) criticized Project 2025 in a recent op-ed, calling the policy priorities outlined in the conservative agenda “absurd and dangerous.” Hogan, in the piece published Friday by The Washington Post, argued that “traditional American Values” are under threat on both sides of the aisle. “On the left, the refusal by…

Americans throughout the Eastern U.S. are experiencing temperatures in the high 90s and triple digits this week. July 16, 2024.

Project 2025, a series of policy recommendations for the next Republican president facilitated by the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, has moved to the center stage of the U.S. presidential election. The plan’s authors include dozens of conservative from the first Trump administration, while it has been assailed by Democrats. A Task & Purpose review […]

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