January 2020 Impact Articles
- Australia’s bushfires made me go vegetarian
- Climate change’s worst-case scenario may not actually come to pass, scientists say
- Is it futile to keep marching?
- The CDC's updated maternal mortality stats show how far the U.S. has to go
- Buying Instagram shoutouts on Fiverr and the tricky cost of social media clout
- Iowa's caucus voting structure makes it produce strange results
- Andrew Yang's 2020 campaign, by the numbers
- 5 ways Trump uses the same strategies as science deniers
- I made Amy Klobuchar’s hotdish recipe
- Trump administration plans Migratory Bird Act changes that will weaken protections for wildlife
- Scientists identify vitrified brains from remains of Pompeii eruption
- Elizabeth Warren’s plan to stop disinformation on social media calls for Big Tech to step up
- Ponds can absorb more carbon than woodland – here’s how they can fight climate change in your garden
- Bernie Sanders, surging in Iowa, becomes a target for his own party
- Pluto and its moons are hazier than expected, and scientists are trying to figure out why
- This is what President Mike Pence would look like
- Bill de Blasio’s bagel gaffe and the fraught politics of food
- Climate change is contributing to exploitation of women, new report details
- Gaming's environmental impact is bigger than you think
- Federal union files injunction against guidance banning any impeachment talk
- Can President Trump be arrested for income tax fraud?
- Coronavirus could delay Apple’s 2020 iPhones, reports say
- ‘Pokemon Home’ cloud storage system to launch in February, Nintendo says
- NASA's first commercial destination module will come from Houston-based Axiom Space
- Trump's Middle East peace plan is missing a key detail: Palestinian support
- South Dakota bill could criminalize treating trans youth
- Pacific Ocean acidification is dissolving Dungeness crab shells
- How to tell if someone likes you, according to an app's analysis of your texts
- Amazon’s delivery drivers face pressure that leads to accidents and deaths, new reports highlight
- How to use your phone at night without ruining your sleep
- Trump's "public charge" rule upheld by Supreme Court, limiting green card eligibility
- Kobe Bryant’s death highlighted Twitter’s misinformation problem
- John Bolton's book may blow up the impeachment trial
- New Jersey Protecting Against Climate Threat rules require builders to take climate change into account
- 200 years of exploring Antarctica – the world’s coldest, most forbidding and most peaceful continent
- Delta fined just $50,000 for alleged anti-Muslim incidents on two separate flights
- How Elizabeth Warren's student loan plan would actually work
- Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash
- How honey bee populations are impacted in winter months and by climate change
- Climate change claims made by the head of the EPA can’t be backed up, new report says
- Game Developers Conference 2020 report reveals developers’ attitudes on diversity in the industry
- Trump's March for Life speech had a simple motivation
- Why your zodiac sign is probably wrong
- Why do iguanas freeze in the winter?
- You're probably more susceptible to fake news than you think
- Trump administration water regulations roll back Obama-era protections
- Earth’s oldest known impact crater provides ancient climate clues for scientists
- What is Hunter Biden doing now?
- Apple iPhone 12 rumors hint at slimmer phones and a new color
- Trump shamelessly brags about withholding evidence from Congress
- Coca-Cola won't stop making plastic bottles, blames consumers for it
- Saudi Arabia's crown prince allegedly personally hacked Jeff Bezos's phone
- Climate change threats are grounds for seeking asylum, U.N. says
- Orange dwarf stars could sustain habitable planets, scientists say
- Trump may extend his travel ban under the guise of anti-terrorism efforts
- Here's who Gen Z voters want to win in 2020
- Apple dropped end-to-end encryption plans for iCloud to appease the FBI, says new report
- The first day of the impeachment trial was dominated by a debate over the rules
- These GOP senators could sway Trump's impeachment trial
- CFCs contributed to one-third of the rise in Earth's temperature between 1955 and 2005, new study reports
- The sneaky science behind how fake news hacks your brain
- Greta Thunberg’s Davos speech shames world leaders for inaction on climate change
- Even planets have their (size) limits
- Blue light might actually be better for your sleep cycle, scientists say
- The White House released its first legal brief in the impeachment battle
- The pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia was peaceful, despite fears of violence
- An obscure app has scraped 3 billion photos to use for facial recognition and is selling its services to law enforcement
- The problem with predicting a female candidate's "electability"
- How sentient life could evolve across the universe explored by scientists
- Want to know who'll win in 2020? State polls can be sneaky predictors
- Microsoft is pledging to remove all carbon it has ever emitted from the atmosphere
- Will the Supreme Court overturn 'Roe v. Wade'?
- The first step in managing plastic waste is measuring it – here’s how we did it for one Caribbean country
- NASA snowstorm study will send planes inside of East Coast storms
- Ukraine launches investigation into alleged surveillance of Marie Yovanovitch
- Climate change fears finally spur big business to act — in defense of their bottom lines
- Australia wildfires spare endangered “dinosaur trees” thanks to firefighter intervention
- Meet the narwhal, ‘unicorn of the sea’
- Planned Parenthood to dedicate $45 million to 2020 elections
- A federal judge blocked Trump's executive order allowing states to deny refugees
- Climate change created today’s large crocodiles
- Apple's 2020 iPhone could feature the biggest redesign yet
- The newly revealed Ukraine texts are an embarrassing indictment of Trump's inner circle
- Campaign against facial recognition on campus launched by Fight for the Future and Students for Sensible Drug Policy
- NOAA confirms 2010s were hottest decade on record
- The Trump administration has finally ended a months-long hold on aid funds to Puerto Rico
- The impeachment managers in Trump's trial have been named
- St. Louis lead prosecutor Kim Gardner sues city for alleged racially motivated conspiracy
- Super Nintendo World announcement shares new details about the Osaka amusement park
- Russia's hack of Burisma Holdings could be a "spectre" of impending 2020 interference
- Betelgeuse: star’s weird dimming sparks rumors that its death is imminent
- Bill Barr just asked Apple to unlock the iPhone of a terrorist gunman
- Beached whales could be confused by radiation from solar storms, scientists say
- Conflict between the U.S. and Iran may have been avoided thanks to a shadow disinformation effort
- Philippines volcano eruption forces evacuations and hazard alerts
- Australia wildfires long-term effects could contribute to even more extreme weather events
- Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's Iran strike, poll finds
- Cory Booker suspends his 2020 campaign, leaving Democrats without their champion of unity
- Vermont politician proposes cellphone ban for those under 21
- Underwater volcano formation discovered as source of 2018 humming around the world
- The Olympic Committee banned protests at the 2020 Games because "sport is neutral"
- Astronomers discover Radcliffe Wave, a structure of star-forming gas spanning the galaxy
- The 21st century has been defined by fierce protest. Here's what's coming next
- ‘Pokemon Sword and Shield’ expansions: What to know about Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra
- Australia’s fires are fueled by climate denial from politicians and the media
- AI can now read emotions – should it?
- Can the impeachment process be fair?
- Countries to watch in 2020, from Chile to Afghanistan
- Facebook won't fact-check political ads, but it will let users adjust which they see
- Late GOP redistricting expert Thomas Hofeller's daughter publishes his secret files
- NASA's TESS discovers Earth-sized exoplanet that could potentially support life
- Private equity seeks .org domain control via purchase of the Public Interest Registry
- Trump's re-election campaign is trying to profit off of Soleimani's death
- Sebastian Gorka’s calls Greta Thunberg “thunder thighs” on radio show
- Organic produce can benefit from bug bites, study finds
- Trump tweets "All is well!" after Iranian missiles target U.S. soldiers. Is it?
- The sloppy aftermath of the Soleimani assassination
- Could there be another draft?
- "Godzilla" galaxy studied by astronomers at University of Kentucky
- Puerto Rico earthquakes leave hundreds of thousands without power and water
- Australia fire relief efforts get boost from sex workers and Instagram models who have raised more than $1 million
- Who would testify in the Senate impeachment trial?
- John Bolton would testify in a Senate impeachment trial. Who is that good for?
- JetBlue announces carbon neutral plan for all domestic flights in 2020
- The Trump administration will now take DNA from immigrants to send to the FBI
- Will Trump tweet us into war? Everything you need to know about the Soleimani fallout
- New images of Epstein autopsy surface in '60 Minutes' report
- New dark matter research could change the way we understand galaxy formation
- Trump administration could roll climate change assessment guidelines back for infrastructure projects
- Julián Castro backs Elizabeth Warren in quick turn-around endorsement
- Space milestones: here are the missions to look forward to in 2020
- Iranian-Americans are reportedly being detained at the U.S. border after Soleimani killing
- Pentagon chief of staff resigns amidst growing Iran tensions
- A $400 Apple iPhone SE 2 could be coming next year
- The most troubling part of the Soleimani killing is the resulting uncertainty
- California consumer privacy act goes into effect — what it means for the rest of the U.S.
- The Qassem Soleimani killing: How we got here
- Sonos recycle mode raises sustainability concerns
- How to monitor Australia’s bushfires in real time
- 200 Republicans urge the Supreme Court to reconsider 'Roe v. Wade'
- Water on exoplanets less than scientists expected, according to new study
- Mysterious nighttime drone flights over Colorado and Nebraska unsettle residents
- Julián Castro, the Democrats' unflinching primary voice, drops out
- U.K. hydrogen fuel experiment could be a model for cutting emissions
- Billie Eilish just dropped a sustainable clothing line with H&M
- How sales shopping is killing the planet
- How to avoid misinformation and protect your vote in 2020
- Personal sustainability goals can have a larger impact that you think
- One mathematical rule explains why Democratic voters can't pick a favorite candidate
