Many Americans had trouble paying their energy bills before COVID-19, and the current recession is making the problem worse.
Flaring, or burning, waste gas from energy production has sharply increased over the past decade. It wastes usable fuel,…
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the…
A new study estimates that $22 billion to $30 billion dollars per year needs to be spent to maintain forests and reduce…
Working from home has become the new norm for many during the pandemic. But it's an opportunity that divides along racial…
City streets were built to accommodate cars, but the COVID-19 pandemic has scrambled our transport needs. Many cities are…
A new UN report shows that hunger and food insecurity are rising worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic is adding to this trend,…
To avoid global warming on a catastrophic scale, nations need to reduce emissions and find ways to pull carbon from the…
Pandemic precautions have given new life to disposable plastic products, which the industry claims are more 'hygienic'…
Hip food offerings can signal that a neighborhood is gentrifying – especially when they repackage traditional foods for…
After trying to remove street vendors from its cities for years, China is supporting them to help jump-start its economy.…
Energy companies are marketing a new fuel: 'renewable' natural gas. But it's not the same from a climate change…
The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted interest in home gardening. Three scientists who garden explain some basic methods for…
Wild dolphins are fast, smart and hard to study, but it is important to understand how human actions affect their health.…
President Trump is scheduled to appear at an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore on July 3. For some, this event…
Fast-food restaurants can be comforting places, but when they saturate communities, they crowd out healthy food sources…
From June through October, it's not unusual for huge Saharan dust plumes to blow across the Atlantic. They can darken…
The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the planet as a whole, with serious consequences. Scientists have been warning…
In South Asia, days with both extreme heat and extreme pollution are expected to increase 175% by 2050. Separately, the…
Genetic information that could help finger the next infectious threat is in museums around the world.