Extreme hot and cold temperatures are associated with higher rates of deaths, infirmary admissions and transfers to external…
An early clue came from storks found in Europe with African arrows in their bodies. Today, an atlas reveals hundreds of…
Sales reveal how many cars people actually bought, but not how many they actually wanted. Prices, on the other hand, show…
If the US imposed a ban on its diesel exports, as some lawmakers are calling for, it would roil the global market.
In communities across America, people recovering from floods, storms and wildfires have been left waiting much longer for…
Quality, rather than discounts or environmental benefits, is what’s needed to encourage shoppers to consider odd-shaped…
Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental…
Tropical storms rarely survive in the cool water off California, but waves from storms far to the south can still damaged…
A new study compared the glaciers in the Lower 48 states today against historical data from the mid-20th century. The results…
Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist…
For more than a century, scientists have treated Antarctica’s environments as windows into worlds beyond Earth.
Fallen leaves provide essential winter habitat for native pollinators and provide natural mulch for the soil. If you have…
An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play…
Rocks deep underground can be used to hold heat until it’s needed.
Engineers are using a unique test facility called the Wall of Wind to develop housing that’s both affordable and disaster-resistant.…
The stories of a whale, a panther and a butterfly help explain why new interpretations of the Endangered Species Act could…
If fossil fuel companies misled the public about the dangers of their products, should they be required to pay for damages…
The Antarctic ice sheet’s future depends how a chain of events plays out. A new study finds the evidence points in one…
Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from…
No longer viewed only as waste, used cooking oil is a common ingredient in biofuels.