Most of the earthworms in the US Northeast and upper Midwest are nonnative species. Scientists are finding increasing evidence…
The Colorado River supplies water to millions of people and irrigates thousands of miles of farmland. New research warns…
More than 200 mayors have committed their cities to stick with the Paris climate deal no matter what the US does. Electric…
Scientists typically stay out of public policy debates, but an academic makes the case that they need to push back against…
India, the world's fourth-largest carbon emitter, long resisted calls to fight climate change. Now it is investing heavily…
It's increasingly likely that at some point, the world's nations will need to broach the fraught discussion of geoengineering.…
Coal-fired power plants produce air pollution that kills thousands of Americans every year. President Trump's embrace…
Cuban and US scientists are forming partnerships to protect coral reefs and fisheries in both countries. But President Trump…
Climate change, rising food demand and globalization are putting pressure on world food production. New research explores…
Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement strains international relations further and strengthens the resolve…
The Trump administration has already sought to reverse several Obama-era climate change policies. Pro-environment people…
A climate scientist and policy scholar sees three possible scenarios following Trump's plan to pull out of the Paris…
As President Trump pulls the US out of the Paris climate accord, China is cutting pollution and dominating clean energy…
A panel of academics and scientists explain the damages to the Earth, the economy and US moral standing in the world by…
President Trump's budget would cut funding for Superfund, which cleans up the nation's most toxic sites, by nearly…
Javan rhinos are among the most endangered mammals in the world: They live on one island in Indonesia, in the path of tsunamis.…
The US Department of Agriculture kills thousands of predators yearly, mainly for attacking livestock. A conservation biologist…
Two atmospheric scientists explain how they weigh evidence such as ocean temperatures, wind speeds and other climate patterns…
Major hurricanes threaten millions of people and billions of dollars in property along the Atlantic coast. Here experts…
President Trump's budget reportedly will slash funding for clean energy research and development. An energy expert explains…