Author: Matthew Reynolds

Health Care

Here are some key points to remember about the emerging popularity of luxury water among the wealthy in a world facing growing water scarcity.

SAMTSE, Bhutan (AP) — Millions of people worldwide don’t have clean water to drink, even though the United Nations deemed water a basic human right more than a decade ago. Yet, even as extreme heat dries up more aquifers and wells and leaves more people thirsty, luxury water has become fashionable among the world’s privileged,

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Science News

Boris Johnson, the previous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was said to be confused by science during the COVID-19 inquiry.

LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister, struggled to come to grips with much of the science during the coronavirus pandemic, his chief scientific adviser said Monday. During his highly anticipated testimony to the nation’s public inquiry on the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Vallance stated that he and others encountered ongoing difficulties in

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The upcoming board meeting for the NCHSAA will cover a range of topics including the implementation of new state legislation, realignment, the use of a shot clock, and the addition of boys volleyball.
Sport

The upcoming board meeting for the NCHSAA will cover a range of topics including the implementation of new state legislation, realignment, the use of a shot clock, and the addition of boys volleyball.

Next week, the N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors will hold its first biannual meeting since the state legislature passed a bill that will change the way high school sports are administered in the state. In the early hours of September, the House of Representatives approved a modified version of Senate Bill 452.

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Science News

According to a report from the United Nations, the world is quickly surpassing the limit for warming as carbon emissions continue to increase instead of decrease.

According to a recent United Nations report, the Earth is on track to experience a global warming of 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times, surpassing the previously agreed-upon international climate limit. The 2015 Paris climate agreement states that in order to have a fair chance at limiting global

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The United Nations reports that the world is on track to surpass the goals set in the Paris Agreement for addressing climate change.
Energy & Environment

The United Nations reports that the world is on track to surpass the goals set in the Paris Agreement for addressing climate change.

Last month, sunlight shone through a dust cloud on a farm near Allerton, Illinois. By Benjamin Storrow 11/20/2023 09:00 AM EST The latest global temperatures have broken records, indicating a significant increase in the level of pollution causing our planet to warm. This highlights the daunting challenge that climate negotiators will face at the upcoming

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