A review of countries’ new climate pledges shows who is leading efforts to protect the climate their economies were built…
The situation had to get pretty bad before people really forced the government to act. But the effort was ultimately successful.
Storm surge is the No. 1 cause of deaths and damage during a hurricane, yet detailed storm surge forecasts are difficult…
The International Energy Agency expects global renewable energy capacity to double by 2030, even with lower growth in the…
In general, people are moving to safer homes after disasters, but the vast majority are selling, meaning someone else is…
The Erie Canal solidified New York’s reputation as the Empire State, but it also opened up an expressway for invasive…
The US has ample forest resources, but replacing imports with domestic lumber isn’t as simple as it sounds.
‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare.…
Companies with relatively many patents and more employees own facilities that tend to release lower proportions of their…
A report warns that coral reefs may have reached their tipping point, and ice sheets, ocean currents and the Amazon are…
Many of these extraordinary places are increasingly at risk due to escalating climate change, invasive species, and and…
Because of the federal government shutdown and proposed budget, key federal investigations may stop, including into what…
The Earth’s own heat can be brought up from underground and used as a source of energy that emits almost no greenhouse…
The retirement of United Mine Workers of America’s longtime president is a reminder that labor and religion have always…
Florida’s springs are a window into the state’s groundwater system. Revitalizing them will require multiple solutions…
Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to…
None of the three main options could handle another Hurricane Harvey, but they would give varying benefits based on different…
Careful research into public information and in-depth interviews has shown the scale of personnel cuts at the Environmental…
From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play…
The loss of one iconic species, sunflower sea stars, unleashed a voracious eater of seagrass habitats and upended the coastal…