What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher…
Four out of five Americans regularly buy some kind of organic food. An expert on the industry says more federal support…
A long-expected federal drought declaration underlines how serious the Colorado River water shortage has become for Western…
The Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop mobilized ship captains to track the extraordinary sunsets appearing around the world after…
Herat is home to an India-built dam that provides water for drinking, irrigation and bathing for much of western Afghanistan.…
When forester Benton MacKaye proposed building an Appalachian Trail 100 years ago, he was really thinking about preserving…
Most Americans support clean energy in principle, but what will they do when wind turbines or high-voltage transmission…
Some of the climate changes will be irreversible for millennia. But some can be slowed and even stopped if countries quickly…
Water-related hazards are exceptionally destructive, and the impact of climate change on extreme water-related events is…
Hundreds of computer simulations point to a few best strategies for keeping homes safe from fire in a warming climate.
How do squirrels leap through trees without falling? It takes strength, flexibility and finely tuned cognitive skills.
These international climate assessments are used by governments worldwide as they weigh future risks and climate policies.
The giant sea bass fishery collapsed long ago in the U.S., but that didn’t mean the species was endangered. New research…
When heat in doesn’t equal heat out, Earth sees changes.
Scientists are urging the Biden administration to protect mature US forests as a climate change strategy, starting with…
Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Global warming is putting their…
This kind of research, with consistent data collection at the same locations over time, helps support global understanding…
More than 40 fire scientists and forest ecologists in the US and Canada teamed up to investigate why wildfires are getting…
Much of the US has been experiencing heat waves in recent weeks. An economist explains how the often record-high temperatures…
The Earth is constantly changing in natural ways, but most of those changes are very slow. Humans are speeding up other…