When conservation affects local people, the question of who pays and who has a voice in decisions can make or break species…
Incumbents can still reap electoral rewards when federal money reaches their districts, even if they opposed the bill that…
The two countries’ energy systems and markets are so intertwined that tariffs on electricity, oil and gas would devastate…
Voters have a lot of weighty issues on their minds, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worried about climate change.
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…