The issue in front of the US Supreme Court is seemingly mundane, about federal or state jurisdiction. But it is actually…
An avalanche during a heavy, wet snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.
Deregulation promised competition but delivered middlemen instead.
Coffee wilt disease has continually devastated farms around the world. Understanding the fungus’s genetics can help protect…
Strategic resources have been central to the American-led global system for decades, as a historian explains. But US actions…
Over a three-decade experiment in the Rocky Mountains, fungi and plant life fundamentally changed. The result has consequences…
Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases…
Cement is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and demand is growing as the population booms. Alternatives…
Native American lands contain 30% of the nation’s coal, 50% of its uranium and 20% of its natural gas, as well as copper,…
Cemeteries are a treasure trove of local history and family connection. Technology and ingenuity have made mapping them…
Incarcerated in rough barracks surrounded by barbed wire and armed soldiers, Japanese Americans made functional and beautiful…
The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving…
Emerging digital tools can help authorities prioritize inspections and rapidly identify illicit goods by linking online…
US Olympic skiers and scientists explain the sharp differences between natural snow and machine-made snow, from the science…
Desalination of seawater and sewage treatment plants leave behind water that contains high concentrations of salt, metals…
Innovations have made recent Winter Games possible, but the future climate will have a big impact on where the Olympics…
The government directed data centers to turn on backup generation in parts of the US. Expanding distributed generation could…
A federal judge dealt one blow to the effort when he found the administration had violated the law in handpicking a panel…
Winter storms create many hazards, from slick ice to freezing temperatures. People often underestimate how quickly conditions…
Many homeowners could save money on their heating bills by installing heat pumps – but not everyone, and not everywhere.