Air quality in the US has improved greatly since 1990, but a new report finds progress stalling in some cities. Meanwhile,…
Alarm bells went off when several recent studies reported mass insect die-offs in different parts of the world. But reports…
Trees clean urban air, store carbon, slow floodwaters and can be used to design safer streets. Scholars are starting to…
Decades of wildfire suppression have allowed flammable fuels to pile up in US forests. Scientists and managers say careful…
A new study lays out a road map for protecting and restoring 50% of Earth's surface, targeted to preserve biodiversity…
Protecting forests and wetlands, which absorb and store carbon, is one way to slow climate change. Scientists are proposing…
Recent extreme rains and weather in the Midwest are causing a multitude of problems in the topsoil that much of the nation's…
Are health risks from air pollution less serious than we think? Mainstream scientists call this a fringe view, but it's…
A scholar who travels regularly to the US-Mexico border finds ecological links and a community on the other side that welcomes…
This collective fundraising technique helps defuse anti-cyclist sentiment before it dooms protected bike lanes and other…
What creates such dramatic storms across the US Great Plains? The key factors are topography and temperature differences.
Research shows that moving from a larger dwelling to a tiny home can change behavior in surprising ways.
Can presidents undo decisions by their predecessors to protect federal lands from development? A recent court ruling on…
Climate change science was driven by curiosity in the past. Now climate researchers need to focus on managing the risk of…
Globalization is making it harder to identify and trace outbreaks of foodborne illness. Technology can help, but consumers…
Phragmites australis, an invasive reed, has taken over wetlands across the US. But it also stabilizes shorelines and harbors…
Starting in 2021, drivers will pay a fee to enter midtown and lower Manhattan during busy times of day. Will this clear…
States are folding the social and economic costs of burning fossil fuels into their electricity policies, giving utilities…
For decades, New England students took field trips out into the Long Island Sound. Their data show how quickly the sound…
Rail advocates often make the case that trains are a cleaner mode of transportation, but why is that so? And what would…