Through genetic detective work, scientists have identified missing links in the tomato’s evolution from a wild blueberry-sized…
A new generation of ranchers is exploring sustainable ways to raise cattle, sheep and goats in California. Some are grazing…
Earth's biggest rivers are streams of warm water vapor in the atmosphere that can cause huge rain and snowfall over…
Two centuries after it was first sighted by Russian explorers, Antarctica is a key site for studying the future of Earth's…
Starting Feb. 6, 2020, California farmers will be barred from using chlorpyrifos on their crops. The Trump administration…
Both opinions the three-judge panel handed down warned of a potential climate catastrophe. Only one judge said the courts…
Mayflies and stone flies are extremely vulnerable to water pollution, which has implications for the larger food chain.
Icelandic whalers have killed more than 1,700 whales since a global ban was adopted in 1986 – up to 2019, when no hunts…
To manage plastic wastes, nations first need to know what they have and where it's coming from. A case study from Trinidad…
Like many plants, onions have defenses to ward off creatures that may want to eat them. Their secret weapon is a kind of…
Puerto Rico's January earthquakes came after many foreshocks and have been followed by numerous aftershocks. Scientists…
For decades nations have worked to curb international sales of endangered plants and animals. But in countries like China,…
Do public lands in the West belong to Westerners, or all Americans? Moving a federal agency's headquarters from Washington,…
Coyotes, whose range is expanding, are now at the doorstep of South America.
A report calls for banning the use of emotion recognition technology. An AI and computer vision researcher explains the…
The EPA is considering a rule that would limit what kinds of science regulators can use in setting rules. A scholar explains…
What does it mean to call a nonfood product like lipstick organic? Federal regulators allow such claims, but have set few…
Cities and states are considering limits on single-family zoning, which experts say promotes sprawl and separation. But…