The Tropical Forest Forever Facility is designed to reward countries for preventing deforestation. Charts show the magnitude…
Nearly a quarter of US households struggle to pay their energy bills at the same time as America’s social safety nets,…
Scientists are using mollusk shells to evaluate the health of Florida’s seagrass ecosystems.
A fast drop in coal use played a big role, but there was more, as these charts show.
Consumer choices about what to eat and how much of it can affect how much water farmers need to use.
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity,…
Disaster recovery is harder on isolated islands. The Jamaican diaspora living in the U.S., U.K., Canada and elsewhere will…
Tropical storms are guided by many different wind patterns: big, like the Bermuda high, and small. A hurricane researcher…
Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers.…
Many of the canceled grants were investments in the science and infrastructure necessary to keep the lights on in coming…
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial…
The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help…
As soon as the 2018-2019 shutdown began, coal-fired power plants started emitting more particulate matter pollution. And…
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.