Butterfly populations are rapidly declining, new study shows

(NEW YORK) -- Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the journal Science."Our national-scale findings paint the most complete -- and concerning -- picture of the status of butterflies across the...

Trumps tariffs will likely raise US prices, Fed chair says

(WASHINGTON) -- Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday that the Trump administration's tariffs would likely raise prices for U.S. shoppers and retailers.The scale and duration of the tariffs remain unclear but a portion of the taxes on imports will probably reach consumers, Powell...

How job cuts at NOAA could impact weather forecasting

(WASHINGTON) -- Firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will have reverberating impacts on how meteorologists across the country forecast the weather, according to experts.Last week, many NOAA employees took to social media to announce that they had been terminated after weeks of...