Scientists in Ukraine warn of sinking, heaving ground that portends disaster ‘deeper and more dangerous than Chernobyl’
In the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, the ground has been behaving strangely. In some places, it is sinking; elsewhere it “heaves” – bulging upward, according to satellite data released this week. Before it became a conflict zone, the Donbas has long been Ukraine’s coal country, and the earth is...
Legislators in Florida vote to ban abortion after 15 weeks, set eyes on sexual orientation and culture wars
Florida legislators have voted to ban most abortions after 15 weeks – four months – of pregnancy, a move that would severely restrict access to the procedure in a state that for decades has been a refuge for women from across the South. The bill – modelled after a similar...
