Tiny calcified formations inside fishes' ears can be used to trace a fish's life history – and potentially, how…
Thousands of years ago, carbon gases trapped on the seafloor escaped, causing drastic warming that helped end the last ice…
The 'thin green line' of resistance against any new infrastructure for shipping oil, gas and coal abroad has won…
A new report shows that coral reefs reduce damage from floods across the United States and its trust territories by more…
Only a small share of the vehicles Americans buy are electric. Even if all of them were, it would take until 2040 to phase…
The electric utility is seeing rapid changes and threats that affect consumers, from more wind and solar to wildfires. How…
The Trump administration plan to expand offshore oil and gas production along US coastlines faces serious roadblocks. But…
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…